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Bootpathguy
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Millions of ticks! Everywhere! Feasting on those were thousands of scorpions. Everywhere! The scorpions were all over the rocks and hanging from their venomous prehensile tiles from every single cluster of sage brush we passed by. Hunting and munching down on ticks. It was like a biblical plague. Crazy!
I managed to snap a few photos between all the swat'n, slap'n, stomp'n & squash'n
Experience is what'cha get, when you get what'cha don't want
Experience is what'cha get, when you get what'cha don't want
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zephyr
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 Sun Apr 22, 2018 10:20 pm |
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| Bootpathguy wrote: | | I managed to snap a few photos between all the swatting and squashing |
That second photo seems unreal. I can't believe you picked that thing up. 
What keeps it from stinging you? ~z
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puzzlr
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Sun Apr 22, 2018 10:45 pm |
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I guess my timing is lucky -- we didn't see or have any issues 3 weeks ago.
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HitTheTrail
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Glad to hear those bad boy tail stingers are feasting on the little blood suckers.
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Just_Some_Hiker
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Cool. Never seen a scorpion in WA before.
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AlpineRose
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Thank heaven there's something that eats ticks.
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Bootpathguy
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| zephyr wrote: | | What keeps it from stinging you? |
Bootpathguy aka "The Scorpion Whisperer"
By the time I was done, I had 2 of them doing the tango on the palm of my hand.
But to answer your question... Nothing
Experience is what'cha get, when you get what'cha don't want
Experience is what'cha get, when you get what'cha don't want
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Bootpathguy
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On WH&C
C'mon folks. All the BS I've posted, it amazes me that anybody here takes me serious.
But still fun to razz some of you fine folks
There were no ticks and I find scorpions over there all the time. Just flip over a few rocks
There really was a walrus at Colchuck Lake though. I swear!
Experience is what'cha get, when you get what'cha don't want
Experience is what'cha get, when you get what'cha don't want
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Just_Some_Hiker
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| Bootpathguy wrote: | | There really was a walrus at Colchuck Lake though. I swear!
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RichP
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RichP
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Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:08 pm |
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That facebook crowd just doesn't get a joke.  A few rattlesnakes would have really got them going. 
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AlpineRose
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I saw that walrus at Colchuck Lake too. I was surprised no one had mentioned it.
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Nancyann
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Nancyann
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Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:54 pm |
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Well done, BPG. 
How about I send you a list of my favorite places so you can do “trip reports” like that for them. 
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Toni
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Tue Apr 24, 2018 8:16 am |
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| Bootpathguy wrote: | | There were no ticks and I find scorpions over there all the time. Just flip over a few rocks |
Well, you made a believer out of me 
I'm just paranoid about ticks and I love hiking over there, now the wildflower's are blooming.
Good to know you didn't see any, they're out, but I never knew there were scorpions over there.
Now the Walrus sighting, hmmmm 
Happy trails,
Toni
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coldrain108
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not the first time I've seen "unusual" Flying Objects while backpacking.
Since I have no expectations of forgiveness, I don't do it in the first place. That loop hole needs to be closed to everyone.
Since I have no expectations of forgiveness, I don't do it in the first place. That loop hole needs to be closed to everyone.
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