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[pct-l] Bugs



... I remember my step-dad always saying mosquitoes were God's way of
reminding us this isn't heaven yet.

-Brad


On 2/8/03 1:16 PM, "Tony DiLorenzo" <tdilopct@yahoo.com> wrote:

> If you are doing a thru-hike don't let the bugs stop
> you.  There are times when all you want to do is enjoy
> the vista or the creek without the mosquitos, gnats,
> or black flies.  But there is a reason to all of those
> bugs, they make you appreciate what you have gone
> through after the hike.  I look at my hike and
> remember almost running through Grace Meadowns due to
> all of the mosquitos.  Heading toward Sonora Pass and
> finding there were very few and then there were none
> again.
>
> I would personal recommend that you stay away from
> DEET.  It is bad for you liver.  Use a long sleeve
> shirt and light weight pants.
>
> Looking forward to the KOP.
>
> Tony
>
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