[pct-l] TICK ALERT

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Egads, I've been bitten twice in two weeks. Not on the PCT, but yeah,  
So Cal's having a banner year for 'em. Bring tweezers and your best  
reading magnifiers. Both ticks flummoxed me and my inability to see  
close up.

On Apr 14, 2011, at 5:09 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> Thought I should mention that I think that this year is an  
> especially bad one
> for ticks. A few days ago I rode north from Agua Dulce on Section  
> E.? There were
> lots of ticks at and north of Bouquet Canyon. I picked up 8 .?  
> Picked all out
> before they got far.?Picked 10 off my horse.?I was not using insect  
> repellent
> -?should have brought some.?When I rode through S. California in  
> 2008 I never
> got even one tick. Then, I was wearing the insect/tick repellent  
> cloths made by
> ExOfficio (socks, pants, shirt and hat)?- which I was not wearing  
> last week on
> Section E. They are worn out after being worn on the trail for over  
> five months
> in 2008 & 2009 and having been washed so many times.?
>
> So, my advice to hikers this year:? Bring and use lots of repellent  
> in S. Cal. -
> or, check out the insect/tick repellent cloths.
>
> MendoRider