[pct-l] RE Or/Wa Mosquitoes

[Steve Rolfe]

Just finished five days hiking from Cathedral Rock to Snoqualmie Pass.  The
mosquitoes were only a problem while stopped at the campsite in the morning
and afternoon.  They were irritating, but not terrible.  To keep them from
being a problem I walked while eating.

The first day out it froze overnight, which we thought would kill all the
bugs.  But at the trip progressed it got warmer and the bugs were more
noticeable, but again only while stopped at the campsite.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Giffen [mailto:cg at lunky.com] 
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 10:10 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] RE Or/Wa Mosquitoes

I was just up one ridge west of the PCT at White Pass this past week and the
bugs were pretty non-existent...even in the flat marshy areas around 3600ft.
Ran into a few PCT hikers (Pineapple+Express, plus two guys hiking
Washington) in Packwood too.

Craig


> Can anyone tell me about the mosquitoes on trail in OR, WA during 
> September/October months (2012)?
> Need much bug netting? etc.