[pct-l] need some help

[pct@meinfelder.com (Edmond Meinfelder)]

At 12:24 PM 4/5/2002 -0800, JoAnn M Michael wrote:
>(1) Can tuna packed in water be removed from the can and last a few days 
>in my pack (in that area where is will be warm...hot?)?

Maybe, but I wouldn't risk it, if only for the smell. Consider instead, 
Starkist tuna, which now comes in pouches with virtually no water. See: 
http://www.starkist.com/pouch/index.html

>   (2) Misquotes eat me alive, but, with the dry desert air, will I need 
> insect repellent?

It's not the humidity or lack of it, but the amount of standing water 
nearby. I hiked a lot of the Mojave last summer (Joshua Tree, Mojave 
Preserve & Death Valley) and did not see one mosquito.

>(3) I know it's been a drought year in southern CA, regardless, does the 
>end of April usually bring a large chance of rain?

Here's a rainfall graph: http://www.calparksmojave.com/poppy/raingraph.html 
The Mojave gets its rain in CA rainy season from November through February. 
Afterwards, it's pretty dry. The following website confirms the other - 
http://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/ca.html - saying its been dry meaning very 
little is blooming which is disappointing.