[pct-l] Ticks in SoCal

[Eugene]

You'd see them from a little past Lake Morena to a little past Boulder  
Oaks if you started hiking right now.

On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:35:39 -0600, Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com  
<diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> They like dewy mornings and springtime. They don't like dry and hot
> or places after wildfires. At least that's been my experience on the
> tickiest trails near Santa Barbara. Didn't see a single tick on the PCT.
> On Mar 17, 2010, at 12:31 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
>> Someone posted:
>>
>> <snip>
>>> Ticks will also be rare as you will spend very little time in the oak
>>> woodlands they prefer. Ticks like a bit of moisture.
>>
>> My experience has been different.  I have found the grasslands
>> across the Warner Springs horseshoe, and the stretch from the top
>> of Rodriquez Canyon to just before the flats leading to Scissors
>> Crossing, both have a prime tick season. In the chapparel along the
>> side of Granite Mountain, I collected 3 of the buggers in a seven
>> mile stretch, and knocked a half dozen more off my pants.  In the
>> meadow, it's possible to see them clinging to the ends of the grass
>> blades, waiting for a cow or a hiker to wander by.
>>
>> I've never been able to figure out the trigger for the tick
>> "bloom", but would suspect that it's a combination of warmth and
>> humidity.  Thank goodness that it doesn't last too long.
>>
>> eckert
>
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