[pct-l] Mosquito madness/TICKS

[chiefcowboy at verizon.net]

There was a female PCT hiker who started a fire in Whitewater Canyon a few 
years ago and is paying $3 million in costs.  She is paying $300 a month 
(probably) for the rest of her life.  It's not a "fine" but the costs of 
suppression.  TAKE CARE WITH FIRE:

-----Original Message----- 
From: Edward Anderson
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 4:23 PM
To: JPL ; pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mosquito madness/TICKS

I will add something to what I posted below.  This was in 2008. The PCT had 
been closed north of Fobes Saddle due to the Apatche Fire, started by a 
careless hiker. Everyone was detouring around to Idlewild. I recall that the 
hiker who started the fire was caught and had to pay a big fine. It is rare 
when they are caught - but the Forest Service did catch this one!

MendoRider-Hiker



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From: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>
To: JPL <jplynch at crosslink.net>; "pct-l at backcountry.net" 
<pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mosquito madness/TICKS



I think he had described what he did as "teasing" the tick.  Maybe he said 
"tickle". Anyway, I was impressed that it worked. He did tickle it, 
patiently, from the rear - of course, from the back end. Then it backed out.


I am sending this correspondence to both Ginny and Rockstar - they have 
sometimes posted on this list. Perhaps they will respond with their own 
description of what he did.

MendoRider-Hiker

PS: Hi Ginny. Hi Rockstar





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From: JPL <jplynch at crosslink.net>
To: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>; Kristy Margulieux 
<kmmarg at gmail.com>; pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mosquito madness/TICKS


Fascinating.  Can you describe the tick "teasing" in a little more detail? 
Can't quite visualize what was going on there....

-----Original Message----- From: Edward Anderson
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 5:22 PM
To: Kristy Margulieux ; pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mosquito madness/TICKS

Permethrin is very effective as a defense against mosquitoes and ticks. I 
wore the ExOfficio clothes during my ride of the PCT between Mexico and 
Canada. I wore their socks, pants, shirt and the cap with cape to protect 
your neck. I did see several hikers who were miserable as they were being 
attacked by mosquitoes - while the mosquitoes hovered around me but didn't 
want to even land on my clothes much less than bite through.

Don't overlook the potential danger of TICKS. I have two old friends who 
were bitten by ticks about 20 years ago. They
both ended up with Lymes disease - they have never fully recovered from it. 
That's a lot worse than having mosquitoes bite you on the PCT. Near Fobes 
Saddle, a hiker who I knew (Ginny) discovered that she had a tick well dug 
in. I offered to pull it out with my tweezers - then another hiker, 
fortunately, said not to try that, I might break off the head and leave it 
in. He said that he would show us how to get it to back out voluntarily.  It 
took him about five minutes or so, gradually "teasing" it  - then I, and 
she, and another hiker (Rockstar) were amazed to watch it back out, leaving 
no parts behind.


I have no experience treating clothes myself.  It's effectiveness must 
depend on the cloth's ability to absorb the permethrin. I trusted in the 
factory treating procedure.

MendoRider-Hiker
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