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Bear Country Precautions ●    Keep a close watch on children and teach them what to do if they encounter a bear. ●    While hiking, make noise to avoid a surprise encounter with a bear. ●    Never keep food, gum, wet wipes etc...  in your tent. ●    Store food and toiletries in bear-proof containers or in an airtight container in the trunk of your vehicle. ONLY IF there is no bear box. Bears WILL break into cars.  ●    Keep a clean camp by cleaning up and storing food and garbage immediately after meals. ●    Use bear-proof garbage cans whenever possible or store your garbage in a secure location with your food. ●    Don't bury or burn excess food; bears will still be attracted to the residual smell. ●    Garbage should be packed out of camp if no trash receptacles are available. ●    Never approach a bear or ...

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Wild for the Yuba SYRCL’s 2nd Annual Wild for the Yuba , a Wild & Scenic event, featuring two dozen hand-picked wineries and breweries will delight your taste buds with their finest selections, along with scrumptious food by Emily’s Catering and Cakes on Saturday, April 21 at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Hall. Stroll the hall listening to the toe tapping sounds of Ragged But Right while bidding on the silent auction items such as getaways & adventures, feasting, art, garden goodies and practical items. Date: April 21, 2012 6-9pm Location: Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Hall 255 S. Auburn Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945 For more information:  530-265-5961 ext. 201 Tickets Advance: $30 members; $35 general and $20 for designated drivers At Door: $35 members; $40 general, and $20 for designated drivers Tickets available at the SYRCL Office, or buy using our online form

A simple hike with friend takes us to a full view of Nevada City If you can find it, it's sweet and simple Nevada City, California Click here to learn more about Sugar Loaf Mountain

This Fun Find comes from X-Treme Geek $25 Whether you're camping, boating, or trying to get current news in a power outage, you can listen to AM/FM radio and the Weather Band with this hand/solar powered radio. Its 300 mah/2.4V Ni-MH battery charges via solar energy or by hand cranking. Easily power up, turn on, change frequencies, and tune to your favorite stations. I like the simple retro design of this radio.

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Add caption California Department of Fish and Game News Release May 5, 2011 DFG Offers Tips on Staying Safe in Bear Country The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) reminds campers, anglers and hikers enjoying the outdoors to take precautions to limit black bear encounters. A key element to safe camping and recreating in bear country is to limit food odors that attract bears. “Bears are constantly in search of easily obtainable food sources," said Marc Kenyon, DFG statewide bear program coordinator. "A bear’s fate is almost always sealed once it associates human activity with potential food. It’s always unfortunate when a bear has to be killed because people either haven’t learned how to appropriately store food and trash, or simply don’t care." California’s growing black bear population is now estimated at more than 40,000. Black bears are located in most of the state where suitable habitat exists and bear/human encounters are ...

WHAT CLOTHES TO BRING For a two night camp trip in summer it should look something like this minimally 3 Pairs underwear 2 Short sleeve shirts 2 Pants:  1 jeans 1 fleece or sweat pant style 1 Pair of shorts 1 Tank top 2 Long sleeve shirts: one can be for sleeping 1 Swimsuit 1 Beach towel 1 Silky pants for sleeping (water wicking/bike or smooth exercise type work best so your legs don’t stick to your covers and you can put second layer soft pants over then in the morning) 1 Sandals, water shoes or flip flops for beach or shower 1 Ugg type boots or lined clogs for easy on off around campsite 1 Sweat shirt/fleece with hood 1 Light jacket (just in case) 1 Skirt or camp dress opt. 1 Bandanna & sun hat 1 Bath towel, hand towel & washrag 3 socks 1 Pair good of comfortable walking/hiking shoes 1 pair of gloves for cold or handling wood Some sites have laundry facilities if that matters to you THEN take quarters an...

Arrival date First day to make reservations (7 am PT) March 15 through April 14   November 15 April 15 through May 14 December 15 May 15 through June 14 January 15 June 15 through July 14 February 15 July 15 through August 14 March 15 August 15 through September 14 April 15 September 15 through October 14 May 15 October 15 through November 14 June 15 November 15 through December 14 July 15 Wawona Group site only: December 15 through January 14 January 15 through February 14 February 15 through March 14 August 15 September 15 October 15 Yosemite National Park has 13 popular campgrounds , of which up to seven are on a reservation system. From April through September, reservations are essential and even the first-come, first-served campgrounds often fill by noon from May through September. Make a campground reservation Visit  www.recreation.gov (recommended)  877/444-6777 (or 877/833-6777 for ...