[pct-l] Pct-L Digest, Vol 64, Issue 6

[Halmargolis at aol.com]

On my hikes, the most troublesome area were (1) in Yosemite,  north of Glen 
Aulen about 20 miles and (2) North Central Oregon, north of  Ollallie, 
about 30 miles and particularly so in Washington (swarms) in the  lower areas 
between White Pass at Hwy 12 and Chinook Pass at Hwy  410.  These areas 
followed thawing out of snow with the buggers  concentrated near the melts.  
 
The discovery on my part was that if I walked in a slip stream  of 3 mph, 
they couldn't keep up.  A head wind helps.  Also 100%  Deet on my neckerchief 
helped as well as sleeping in relatively dry  areas. I now use a Hubba 
small 1 person tent that  has an open-air net cover. MendoRider also reported 
using this tent with  good results. 
 
Hal "Green Hornet" Margolis
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/4/2013 10:00:13 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
pct-l-request at backcountry.net writes:

Date:  Wed, 3 Apr 2013 14:24:13 -0700
From: Mark Halverstadt  <markhalverstadt at gmail.com>
Subject: [pct-l] What Sections of the  Trail Should I prepare for
Mosquitos    the  most
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I have heard that Central Oregon in  July/August is bad? Any other/more
specific stretches of the trail where  someone should be most prepared to
get  eaten