[pct-l] RE Or/Wa Mosquitoes

[Blanchard, Sym]

I just finished hiking from Chinook Pass to Squalomie Pass.  I saw one mosquito , but then I did not stay at any of the camp sites.

Symbiosis

On Sep 17, 2012, at 12:20 PM, "Steve Rolfe" <steve.rolfe at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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.
> 
> 
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