[pct-l] Ticks

[nitnoid1]

We thought we would be in a tick-free area because nighttime temperatures have been in the mid 20s for several nights. I guess ticks are hardier than I previously thought. Deet will become a good friend on future hikes. 

The Incredible "Not So Bulky" Bulk




On Nov 26, 2012, at 10:04 AM, bluetrail at aol.com wrote:

> In my experience in Florida, the only time that you can't get a tick is right after a freeze.  If I had a dime for every tick I've pulled off, I'd be rich.  Have had two "suspicious" tick bites which drove me to the doc to get the requisite run of antibiotics. 
>  
> Joan in Oviedo, FL, a Florida Trail town
> 
> 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tom aterno <nitnoid1 at yahoo.com>
> To: pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Sun, Nov 25, 2012 7:04 pm
> Subject: [pct-l] Ticks
> 
> For those of you on the east coast, beware that there are still active ticks out 
> and about.  We bushwacked to a pond to photograph swans last Friday.  This 
> morning, we each found a deer tick embedded in our skin.  After removal, we went 
> to urgent care and was given 200 mg of Doxycycline as a prophylaxis dose.  Now 
> we have to watch the sites for developing rash. The temperature was 50 deg F 
> last Friday, and we now know that ticks will be active at any temperature above 
> freezing.  Lesson learned, we will stick to trails on the east coast in the 
> future.
> 
> The Incredible Bulk - missing the PCT, where I never saw a tick
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