[pct-l] Deet and data book

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening,, Kathryn,

I would carry at least one small bottle of DEET every inch of the way,
border to border, or at least until Cascade Locks.  One year I didn’t see
any mosquitoes until my camp at Death Canyon north of Kennedy Meadows, but
I’ve talked to hikers from other years who’ve been eaten alive in Hauser
Creek Canyon just 10 miles north of the border.

With everything else available these days the ‘ol Data Book is becoming
rather obsolete.

Enjoy your hike,

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/

On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 7:18 PM, Kathryn Thompson
<katzenjammer12 at yahoo.ca>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Do I need to carry Deet before the Sierra?
>
> Also, is the data book necessary/recommended?  I have Halfmile's maps, and
> Yogi's guide.
>
> Thanks!
>