Bear Box Revision History
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| DATE | REVISION HISTORY |
| 20 Oct 2025 | KC05 will not close, use KC04 instead (Nate Kimbler) |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Kearsarge Lakes box (KA05) back in service, confirmed location (Nate Kimbler) |
| 9 Aug 2024 | new box at Lake Sabrina, combine with South Lake |
| 2 Aug 2022 | Kearsarge Lakes box (KA02) back in service, new location (Gary Lewis) |
| 12 Sep 2021 | upper Kearsarge comment added based on email from Steve Milam |
| 5 Aug 2021 | Pine Creek added based on email from 'Eric Schultz' |
| 21 Sep 2020 | M F Miller sent updates on boxes between Mineral King and Whitney Portal |
| 15 Sep 2020 | remove Waypoint+ format files, now link to static GPX only (to stop abuse of CGI script) |
| 13 Aug 2020 | Rob Brandt provided new box locations at Clover Meadow and Onion Springs/Lake Edison |
| 7 Apr 2020 | switch to HTTPS for A2 hosting, remove Gmap4 links after Google Maps withdrew access |
| 29 Aug 2019 | Bob Pickering says TC02 is missing |
| 13 Feb 2018 | added Crown Valley near Wishon and Courtright |
| 4 Dec 2017 | add Saddlebag Lake boxes |
| 28 Jun 2015 | Cliff Lake condition update, as per Sridhar |
| 30 May 2014 | Onion Valley has more boxes, Charlotte Lake location update |
| 30 Apr 2013 | Big Pine North Fork walkin campground box added, as per Brian |
| 10 Jun 2012 | Kearsarge Lakes updates from Alison Steiner, NPS Wilderness Coordinator |
| 15 Apr 2012 | GPX file output, new layout, and interactive maps through MappingSupport.com/Gmap4 |
| 25 Jul 2011 | trail changes for TC04, as per Dan Anderson |
| 24 Jun 2010 | fixed CG01, the Frypan Meadow box, location |
| 21 Jun 2008 | new boxes in Mineral King region, renumbered existing boxes |
| 25 May 2008 | Removed TopoZone links, now charge a fee to view maps! (replaced with Google Maps, which now have topo data) |
| 3 Dec 2007 | Rae Lakes update from Steve Eckert |
| 14 Nov 2007 | Kern Canyon updates from Jeffrey Zimmerman |
| 28 Jan 2007 | reformatted pages including ability to view data in Google Maps, with lots of help and some prodding from Craig Stanton |
| 27 Jan 2007 | switch from interactive CGI script to generated static HTML files for better speed, lower server load |
| 23 Jan 2007 | new Tuolumne Backpackers box, GPS coords and descriptions from Kevin Freer, renumbered YE09-YE11 |
| 20 Jan 2007 | added Google Earth compatibility - write KML files |
| 22 Sep 2006 | Curry Backpacker Campground GPS coords and descriptions from Kevin Freer |
| 22 Sep 2006 | BA and HS and KC - GPS coords and descriptions from Mark Sapiro |
| 15 Aug 2006 | add Agnew Meadows in Ansel Adams Wilderness, from George Barnes |
| 1 Apr 2006 | rename Minaret Wilderness (MW) to Ansel Adams Wilderness (AA) |
| 28 Mar 2006 | use restrictions on Rae Lakes boxes, from Peter Stephens |
| 4 Jan 2006 | fixed Reds Meadow and added north Lake Edison box, GPS coords from Robert Miller |
| 25 Nov 2005 | per-box maps in addition to regional maps, always show regional maps, rename CK to KA and add Onion Valley |
| 27 Oct 2005 | changed XX style, removed BB prefix from all waypoints, added Onion Valley, added per-box mini-maps |
| 21 Sep 2005 | added Horseshoe Meadow region |
| 26 Aug 2005 | entirely new click and region maps are higher resolution AND faster to download |
| 24 Aug 2005 | renamed and split regions, added Rock Creek North and finished Courtright Reservoir |
| 4 Aug 2005 | checked coords for box on Copper Creek / Tent Mdw |
| 14 Oct 2004 | the last unverified Woods Creek box - got GPS coords from Roy Holsinger |
| 14 Oct 2004 | new locations in Hockett Plateau near Mountain Home (Dillonwood and South Fork) from Steve Eckert |
| 14 Sep 2004 | new locations in Yosemite East from Steve Eckert |
| 18 Jul 2004 | major update of Cedar Grove and Woods Creek regions from Steve Eckert |
| 7 Jul 2004 | 'grigsby' pointed out CG and CK data were swapped, maps were inconsistent with labels |
| 3 Sep 2003 | Sugarloaf updates, new Edison Lake and Courtright Reservoir regions from Steve Eckert |
| 2 Sep 2003 | Rock Creek update from Arturo Crespo, Yosemite cable notes from Kim Fishburn |
| 6 Nov 2002 | cleaned up Frypan and High Sierra Trail - all boxes now have GPS coords |
| 9 Sep 2002 | Yosemite split into 3 regions, renamed other regions, moved boxes between regions |
| 9 Sep 2002 | Yosemite updates from Steve Eckert, High Sierra Trail updates from Gary Craig |
| 7 Aug 2002 | Big Five Lake and Lost Canyon updates from Arturo Crespo and Anne Hartman |
| 18 Jul 2002 | field check updates for Kearsarge Lakes and Bubbs Creek, from Gary Craig |
| 13 Jul 2002 | lots of field check updates for Sugarloaf and Lodgepole, from Steve Eckert |
| 2 Oct 2001 | new Mineral King boxes, update Franklin Lake locations, from Steve Eckert |
| 26 Sep 2001 | note that Columbine Lake box has been removed, from Anne Hartman |
| 24 Sep 2001 | coords and description for Crabtree and Rock Creek, from Scott Sullivan |
| 20 Sep 2001 | add South Lake boxes, entirely new region, from Steve Eckert |
| 30 Aug 2001 | coords and description for Lower Soldier Lake, from Rick Booth |
| 30 Aug 2001 | correct NineMile Creek, Pinto Lake, and Hamilton Lake, from Paul Buehler |
| 5 Aug 2001 | add Big Pine Creek boxes, entirely new region, from Steve Eckert |
| 5 Aug 2001 | update Curry Village area boxes, from Steve Eckert |
| 22 Jun 2001 | update Pinto Lake box, from Paul Buehler |
| 20 Jun 2001 | major update after field checking all Hockett Plateau boxes, from Steve Eckert |
| 17 Mar 2001 | new file locations, show table and waypoint data on same page |
| 10 Feb 2001 | updated many descriptions from Michael Golden |
| 10 Feb 2001 | updated Sugarloaf/Comanche from Joe Leal |
| 10 Feb 2001 | updated Glen Aulin from Peter Labarba |
| 21 Sep 2000 | update all Hwy 120 boxes with real GPS coords and box counts, from Steve Eckert |
| 14 Aug 2000 | major updates to Woods Creek (Rae Lakes), including a new box, from Laura Civiello |
| 14 Aug 2000 | major updates to Tyndall/Crabtree, Kern Canyon, and Mineral King, from Kit Groves |
| 14 Aug 2000 | new boxes in Minaret Wilderness and Yosemite Park, from Cindy Miller |
| 14 Aug 2000 | GPS verification and improved text for boxes from Kearsarge to Forester Pass, from Steve Eckert |
| 18 Jul 2000 | added bear cable at Pate Valley, from Debbie Bulger |
| 03 Jul 2000 | added boxes at observed at Crescent Meadow, from Steve Eckert |
| 25 Jun 2000 | added clickable map of bear box regions |
| 12 Jun 2000 | updated several High Sierra Trail box descriptions, from Mark Connell |
| 30 Dec 1999 | added UTM coordinate display and links to online maps |
| 17 Dec 1999 | routes and waypoints shortened for Garmin GPS, common subroutines moved into modules |
| 12 Dec 1999 | Ranger Lake description updated with text and GPS coords from Bob Gross |
| 07 Dec 1999 | added links to TOPO! Trails |
| 01 Dec 1999 | added Glen Aulin bear cable, from Douglas Smith |
| 30 Nov 1999 | 4x descriptions and GPS waypoints for Paradise Valley, from Scott Carpenter |
| 29 Nov 1999 | revised Shadow Lake cable info, from Alan Ritter |
| 29 Nov 1999 | put in guesses for ALL waypoints, including elevations, added notes to some |
| 24 Nov 1999 | put in elevations and better formatting for known waypoints |
| 23 Nov 1999 | switched from plain HTML to CGI script |
| 20 Sep 1999 | updated Seville Lake box description, from Hal Murray |
| 20 Sep 1999 | updated Monarch Lake box description and coords, from Steve Eckert |
| 16 Sep 1999 | Merced and Vogelsang descriptions and coords, from Kalon Kelley |
| 15 Sep 1999 | Ranger and Twin Lake box descriptions, from Hal Murray |
| 15 Sep 1999 | Bubbs and East Lake box waypoints, from Scott Sullivan |
| 14 Sep 1999 | Charlotte and Bubbs area boxes, from Dave Johnson and Scott Sullivan |
| 14 Sep 1999 | new Yosemite roadside boxes with GPS coords, from from Steve Eckert |
| 11 Aug 1999 | BBSR07-BBSR10 descriptions and GPS coords, from Steve Eckert |
| 10 Jun 1999 | BBBC01 description, from Tony Cruz |
| 08 Mar 1999 | added Shadow Lake cable, Minaret Wildernes category |
| 03 Mar 1999 | added text description of Sequoia boxes, split High Sierra from Lodgepole |
| 12 Oct 1998 | two Mineral King boxes |
| 18 Aug 1998 | links to regions |
| 13 Aug 1998 | Yosemite boxes |
| 05 Aug 1998 | initials and dates of field checkers |
| 22 Jul 1998 | initial numbering of boxes for field-checked GPS coordinates |
| 1997 | original release |
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