[pct-l] Section Hike

[Melanie Clarke]

Last summer I hiked from Tuolumne to Sonora Pass, notorious for mosquito
infestation. I bought some spray Permethrin from REI and sprayed my
clothing before my hike, including hiking gloves.  In places where
mosquitos were severe, I wore a head net and Deet on all exposed areas of
skin.  I even hiked in shorts but with Deet on my legs.  Stream crossings
will wash off the Deet from the legs so you will have to reapply.  However,
with this combination, I had no trouble.  Just south of Dorothy Lakes in
Yosemite, I had hundreds of mosquitoes clinging to my head net but this
really demonstrated how effective Deet and treating clothing with
Permethrin is.  Pitch your tent, quickly crawl in and zip them out.

Diet Plan

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 3:00 PM, claire rdl <clairerdl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone! New to this list, not quite sure how it works, but figure I’d
> give it a shot.
>
> Hoping to get some advice on a section hike, thinking around 1000 miles
> and starting in late June/early July. For now, I am starting at Kennedy
> Meadows and heading to the Oregon Border. However, I was wondering if any
> of you know a better place to start around late June/early July, or does
> that sound like a pleasurable hike? I’ve heard mosquitos are pretty crazy
> around that time, any advice on avoiding them?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Claire
>
>
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