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Ticks tend to be most common in the densely forested areas below 4,000 feet north of the Lake Tahoe area on this section of the PCT. Check your clothing and skin after every hike for any hitchhiking ticks you may have acquired along the way. To remove a tick, grasp it as close to the skin’s surface as possible with tweezers, and pull upward with steady, even pressure. Do not puncture a tick, as this might release harmful bacteria.

BLACK BEARS IN CALIFORNIA

An estimated 25,000 to 35,000 black bears call California home. They normally avoid humans, but you should always leave them an escape route if you encounter them. Black bears can sprint up to 35 mph and are strong swimmers and great tree climbers.

While these bears populate most of the area highlighted in this guidebook, the most common place to see bears on this section of the PCT is in the Tuolumne Meadows area in Yosemite National Park. Never leave scented products of any kind—food, beverages, or personal-care products such as lotion and sunscreen—in your vehicle unattended in the park area. The National Park Service provides unlocked communal lockers where hikers can store such items. Additionally, it is illegal to stay overnight in the backcountry in the Tuolumne Meadows area without a regulation bear canister, which you can buy or rent at the ranger station on Tioga Road.