[pct-l] Water, mosquitoes

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

The 26th of what? April? That's pretty early still. People used to  
start their hikes in May. I started in May in a moderate rain year.  
The weather was fine.

Mosquitoes will be there regardless. You'll get them a day or two  
north of Kennedy Meadows and they'll be your friends for a nice long  
while after that. You may see them rarely once in a while in So Cal,  
but not enough to really be a problem. If you get to Oregon in July,  
prepare for an onslaught. They wane sometime in August.

Diane
On Jan 26, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Assuming this very low rain/snow year continues, what kind of  
> levels of
> mosquitoes should I expect.  And where?   Also there is talk of  
> starting
> early.  If I start on the 26th at the border am I going to have  
> problems
> with water sources?