[pct-l] TP or not TP?

[Judson]

The only place you will see poison oak near the PCT in oregon in on the 
descent into the columbia gorge. Nowhere near as bad as Northern Cal in that 
regard.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
To: "Ann Gerckens" <volunteer_ann at sbcglobal.net>; "PCT-L" 
<pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] TP or not TP?


> Warning: Oregon is famous for its poison oak, especially prevalent at 
> lower altitudes and around water. Can also be found growing up trees.
>
> If you are going "the Natural route", be sure you know what you are 
> grabbing before using it. Failure to do so could make you the laughing 
> stock of the ER, which will only add to the suffering.
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Ann Gerckens
>  To: PCT-L
>
>
>  To go without tp at all, use leaves, sticks, moss, lichen (the stuff that 
> hangs from trees in Oregon works very well) or the mythical smooth rock.
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