Bear precautions at Uinta trailheads?

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Specifically, I've got Christmas Meadow in mind. Never been to the Uintas before. Do Uinta trailheads require the same kind of bear precautions that Sierra trailheads do? In the Sierras, it is unwise to leave coolers and other smellable items in a car. Though I've not yet seen a bear there personally, I've always been pretty religious about leaving a clean car, and some trailheads have bear boxes- usually pretty well packed- that I can leave a small cooler and whatnot in. On this coming trip to the Uintas, I'm going to have to leave a large cooler and some food and other smellable car camping stuff behind in my car. Would this be unwise? Have there been problems with bear breakins at some Uinta trailheads comparable to those that occurr at some Sierra trailheads? I just bought my car new in May. I'd really hate to come back off the trail and see it peeled open like a sardine can.
 
You're more liable to have Beer Problems than Bear Problems. Uinta trailheads are very remote, and it's particularly important to hide all your valuables. Not that it's a high-crime area, but any thief has a high chance of success, and a high chance of leaving you stranded 25 miles down a USFS road.
 
Ok, thanks! I assume bear canisters aren't required in the backcountry? Do most people hang their food or keep food in a tent or pack? The mountains near where I live in California have a good population of reputedly large black bear (apparently they really fatten up off of acorns) but they tend to be very wary of people, other than some encounters by mountain bikers and orchard owners in the front country. I've seen plenty of sign of bear, I think I heard one a night once, but never laid eyes on one there. I think most backpackers here don't even bother hanging food, though I tend to do so when practical. Would the Uintas be comparable?
 
ogg said:
Ok, thanks! I assume bear canisters aren't required in the backcountry? Do most people hang their food or keep food in a tent or pack? The mountains near where I live in California have a good population of reputedly large black bear (apparently they really fatten up off of acorns) but they tend to be very wary of people, other than some encounters by mountain bikers and orchard owners in the front country. I've seen plenty of sign of bear, I think I heard one a night once, but never laid eyes on one there. I think most backpackers here don't even bother hanging food, though I tend to do so when practical. Would the Uintas be comparable?
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Canisters not required. Hanging is a good precaution but many people don't, especially in the higher elevations near tree line. Even if you don't hang, it's advisable not to bring smellables in the tent.
 
Utah sends all it's bad bears to the SIerra's ....................................
 
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