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Question for newbie regarding Whitney Portal
#10340 01/26/11 08:44 AM
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Hello,

Planning a trip this summer. (assuming I get a pass) I have a pickup, can I park at the Whitney Portal and sleep in the back of my pick up with a sleeping bag? Worried that rangers or police will kick me out.

Thank you very much.

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SlaterX10 #10341 01/26/11 08:51 AM
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Yes you can, many do so.

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Ken #10342 01/26/11 08:53 AM
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Thank you !

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SlaterX10 #10350 01/26/11 11:38 AM
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No problemo. You may, however, wake up with a big ol' black bear keeping you warm . . .

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Bulldog34 #10351 01/26/11 11:53 AM
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Your not suppose to sleep with your bologna sandwich under your pillow!!!

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hiker00 #10355 01/26/11 02:47 PM
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joking right? Wouldn't the portal parking lot be safer than surrounding camping? Thanks

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SlaterX10 #10356 01/26/11 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted By: SlaterX10
joking right? Wouldn't the portal parking lot be safer than surrounding camping? Thanks

the bears insist they never got the memo to stay out of the campsites and parking lot.

they move freely between the two - wherever their noses take them. even if to a bologna sandwich under your pillow.

the bears think of vehicles as we think of food vending machines.

there are bear boxes (for food storage - not bear housing) around the parking areas. laugh

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smithb #10360 01/26/11 03:33 PM
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What smithb said.

Slater, Only half joking. The Portal bears are too comfortable around people - and vehicles. I recall Doug Sr posting from the Portal Store one day this past summer that he was currently watching several bears in the parking lot and a few more hanging around the trailhead. For hours. In the middle of the day. Take a good look at the exterior planking around the store windows - you'll see more than a couple of bear claw gouges. Bears congregate where the food is, and the Portal is by far the loudest dinner bell in the area when the summer crowds are present.

The good news is they aren't what you would consider aggressive - just very bold. Take the reasonable precautions with food, drinks and scented toiletries, and you should be fine. Just don't be surprised, though, if you encounter a bear (or two) when you hop out of your truck bed at 2 am to head for the bathroom. It is what it is. Ignore them, they'll ignore you.

And by the way, in summer you may find you have to park along the Portal Road because the lots are packed, especially on the weekend. People sleep there just fine too.


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