[pct-l] poison oak

[mardav at charter.net (Marion Davison)]

Brick Robbins wrote:

> At 05:42 PM 3/2/05, Mike Saenz wrote:
>
>> Yogi- I'm betting that you caught poison oak north of Sierras. To
>> accidentally brush up against it in Southern California, you have to be
>> crawling through a lot of green brush rather blindly...
>
>
> Not true. There is lots of Poison Oak south of Lake Morena, even on 
> the trail descending into Houser Canyon. When you traverse into the 
> gullies on the descent, you will notice moss on the granite: that is 
> plenty of water for P.O. You will also find lots of it anywhere you 
> may stop to get water, and not just on the bank of the creek.
>
> The one saving grace is that you don't see much of it above 4000-5000ft
>
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In my frequent hikes in Section C and D I have seen plenty of poison 
oak, many rattlesnakes and my dog has picked up hundreds of ticks.  
Poison Oak is especially prevalent on Deep Creek and right behind the dam.
llamalady