[pct-l] Tick Talk

[jeffmoorehead1 at cox.net (Jeff Moorehead)]

Most ticks in the chaparral transfer to hikers when they rub against brush--  
which is constant if you're bushwhacking it. I've come back from 
cross-country traverses  loaded up with ticks on my pants and that had 
dropped into my shoes. They will go for hairy areas of the body so don't let 
them "get into your pants". The problem will be especially acute this year 
because the nymph survival will be high due to the rains. Also, I've heard 
horror stories about the ticks dropping out of the pines in the Lagunas. 
Also, look for a year favorable to high tick densities there. Further up the 
trail I am not sure about, but others might be.