[pct-l] Old Station to Dunsmuir

[Robert Henry]

A word of caution about the ecosystem in this stretch of the trail north of
Burney Falls.  The oak trees harbor little brown ants, aggressive, smelly
and loaded with formic acid. Don't set up your tent under an oak tree,
despite the allure of a soft bed of oak leaves.  If you roll up your tent
in the morning with the ants on the tent, they will burn holes in your tent
trying to get out.  I patched 150 holes in my tent after a hasty morning's
pack up.

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 4:23 PM, Jim Banks <JimLBanks at verizon.net> wrote:

> I hiked that section last year.  There was poison oak around but I didn't
> think it was that bad and no worse than any other particular section of the
> trail.  For the most part the trail was in good condition but there were a
> few short stretches where the brush was overgrowing the trail.  I thought
> the section from Burney Falls State Park to Dunsmuir was really beautiful
> with lots of nice views of Mt. Shasta.  Also Dunsmuir is a great little
> trail town.
>
> Please give us a trail report when you get back.
>
> I-Beam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pct-L [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Jeffrey
> Olson
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 4:56 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Old Station to Dunsmuir
>
> I think I'm going to hike this section in three or four weeks.  I hiked
> part
> of it back in august 2005 and remember the area around the MCloud River to
> be rife with poison oak.  I felt like I was dancing down the trail in many
> spots - avoiding the thigh/waist high bushes.
>
> Did anyone hike this section last year and be able to comment on how much
> the poison oak overhung the trail?  Maybe some trail maintenance was done
> (I'm wishfully hoping).
>
> Thanks...
>
> Jeff
> Laramie, WY
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