That might just be the funniest thing I've heard for a LONG time!!!<div><br></div><div>Yogi</div><div><a href="http://www.pcthandbook.com">www.pcthandbook.com</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 9:42 PM, R Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ronyon@comcast.net">ronyon@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal">My theory is the Montana/Wyoming mosquito larvae nourish on grizzly blood . So what emerge are tiny grizzly mosquitoes. They don’t just bite you, but maul you as well. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">-Ron<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> <a href="mailto:cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net" target="_blank">cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net" target="_blank">cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jonathan Ley<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 11, 2011 5:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net" target="_blank">cdt-l@backcountry.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cdt-l] Mosquito Hell<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Totally depends on how wet the year is, and when you're where... I've always considered them to peak about 2-3 weeks after the snow in any given area gives way to bare ground. For me on the CDT, they were worst in the Anaconda-Pintler in mid July. I didn't have any in the Winds in August (nor anywhere in Wyoming southward). In other years, people have reported bad mosquitoes in all different places & times. <br>
<br>In some ways, the flies along parts of the ID/MT border were worse for me than the mosquitoes. There is no DEET equivalent for the flies (but at least they go away after dark)<br><br>-Jonathan<br><br>On 12/11/2011 4:10 PM, Moynihan wrote: <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I've never experienced the severity of mosquitos before the Winds. They were torturous. They left me running up passes and savoring the moments I was chest deep fording swollen creeks! If I could do it over again I'd get one of those full body bug suits or wear pants that the demons couldn't penetrate through, but alas they always find a way to get into your clothing. <u></u><u></u></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal">Definitely have a shelter you can keep the world out. I'd gloriously watch hundreds of noses probe through the no-see-um mesh of my tent. Camp was the only time of day I'd have a break from them dining on my exposed flesh. The Winds seem to be a problem many years. In general anywhere there was a recent melt with warming temperatures could be ideal mozi-territory tho... <u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Also, definitely carry DEET through the winds and a decent sized bottle of it. In my opinion and unfortunate experimentation only DEET will resist mozi's. Don't bother with anything else.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">-speedstick<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 1:36 PM, <<a href="mailto:rockmarkstar@aol.com" target="_blank">rockmarkstar@aol.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">So I hear the mosquito's can be pretty nasty on the CDT. After almost losing my mind in Northern Yosemite in 2010, can I get away with sewing some sort of bug netting onto my tarp or should I seriously consider a TarpTent? I really like my tarp, but don't think I could handle an experience like Northern Yosemite again. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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