If available, use trailhead food storage boxes. Bears can break into vehicles if they see or smell signs of food. Carefully hang food at least 10 feet above the ground and 4 feet out from any vertical support, and preferably more than 100 yards from your tent. Another method of hanging your food is by the counter-balance method . It works well with small and light loads.
Bears are active both day and night.
At night and any time you are away from camp, remove all food from your pack and store it properly. Leave your pack on the ground with flaps and pockets open. When you leave an area, take all your garbage with you. If a bear does get your food, please take the responsibility for cleaning up and packing out all debris. However, bear damage and confrontations are still possible, even when all guidelines are followed.