[pct-l] poison oak

[eyakel at earthlink.net (Eric Yakel)]

It is most definitely around here (Warner Springs), I've seen it several
times
along agua caliente creek just north of Warner Springs.  There is an
ointment
that worked wonders for me.  I believe it is called Tecnu for the people
that
are worried about the rashes.  E.Y.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brick Robbins" <brick@fastpack.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 6:38 PM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] poison oak


> 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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