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Kascadia
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Kascadia
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"Apparently we must have caught one of the earlier warmer days up there as there were six of us and we had over 30 ticks on the way down and into town and so far one hitched a ride home. We shook everything out at the trailhead and checked each other. We checked again in town where we ate and before the ride home. Anyways, I only had one, someone else had 11 another had 9. This was from the time we headed down to the time we left town. Apparently WTA has an article that was recently posted about ticks. As a follow up, a few found ticks even after they made it home."
https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report-2022-03-26-2351826137
It is as though I had read a divine text, written into the world itself, not with letters but rather with essential objects, saying:
Man, stretch thy reason hither, so thou mayest comprehend these things. Johannes Kepler
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It is as though I had read a divine text, written into the world itself, not with letters but rather with essential objects, saying:
Man, stretch thy reason hither, so thou mayest comprehend these things. Johannes Kepler
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ThinAir
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:07 pm |
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You know, I haven't seen a single tick since I moved from California in 1996.
One thing I have noticed, though, is that I wear hiking pants and I see a lot of people wearing shorts. I wonder if that would make a difference.
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dixon
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dixon
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 10:31 pm |
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| ThinAir wrote: | | I see a lot of people wearing shorts. I wonder if that would make a difference. |
Every tick that i've had, originated on my upper body as i brushed past a tree/brush etc. so pants would not have helped in my case. I understand that you can coat your clothing in chemicals to help prevent the ticks but I haven't explored this until now but may since it seems Lyme Disease is becoming more common.
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Randito
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ThinAir
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 11:37 pm |
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| dixon wrote: | | ThinAir wrote: | | I see a lot of people wearing shorts. I wonder if that would make a difference. |
Every tick that i've had, originated on my upper body as i brushed past a tree/brush etc. so pants would not have helped in my case. I understand that you can coat your clothing in chemicals to help prevent the ticks but I haven't explored this until now but may since it seems Lyme Disease is becoming more common. |
Interesting. I feel like back in the day the word was, and my experience was, you are far more likely to get ticks from grasses than trees.
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timberghost
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Already found several ticks on my dog here on the West side
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Sky Hiker
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Out this weekend on the west side and had several ticks on me. A few were pretty small. Not sure if they thrive more in the wet weather but so far looks like a bad year for them.
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Navy salad
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Oddly, I've been hiking in the PNW, east side and west, maybe 3 hikes a week during tick season, mostly with just shorts on, for over 40 years, and have never found a tick on me. I look carefully every time (during tick season) and for the past 5+ years I wear clothing sprayed with permethrin (obviously no help with shorts), but so far (knocking on wood) none has shown up. NO idea why!
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texasbb
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Wed May 25, 2022 6:43 am |
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| Navy salad wrote: | | clothing sprayed with permethrin (obviously no help with shorts) |
No help? 
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Navy salad
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... no help in keeping the ticks off my bare legs
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Pyrites
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Keep Calm and Carry On?
Heck No.
Stay Excited and Get Outside!
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gb
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Sun May 29, 2022 8:58 am |
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I got one tick last week in Eastern Washington near the Columbia.....but, I was lying on my stomach photographing a cactus...it caused a wound, but was not embedded when I discovered it and pulled it off. It was not a Deer Tick.
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zimmertr
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Sun May 29, 2022 6:14 pm |
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My girlfriend picked up a tick on Teanaway Ridge today.
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Sky Hiker
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Was it heavy?
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Bootpathguy
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Stehekin ticks really bad! Spent a few days up there. My relative who lives there says worst it's been in quite some time. Talked with some hikers who came in from Moore Point. They confirmed
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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