On Jun 9, 2009, at 3:46 PM, gwschenk at socal.rr.com wrote: > ---- E A <afishnamedcarl at gmail.com> wrote: >> Is a bug net really needed for the sierras? > > Not after mid-August. Yep. My earlier comment was for 'thru-hiker season', which unfortunately coincides with 'mosquito season' in the Sierra.