Skeeters in the Sierra 2009*

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by KathyW » Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:19 am

They were out in Little Lakes Valley on Saturday.

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by Norma R » Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:26 pm

Bishop Creek Canyon, nasty. Dusy Basin, pretty bad. Palisade Basin, none.

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by mungeclimber » Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:21 pm

Carson Iceberg wilderness - heavy near water 5-25 at a time swarm. deet kept em from biting, but not from landing or trying to get your mouth.

clear on ridges and drier soil areas.

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by MoabPeakBagger » Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:56 am

very NOT BAD in the Emigrant Wilderness... Kennedy Lake/Creek area. A couple more as I got up higher (~9500') in the drainage, but really a non-issue. What a pleasant surprise! :)

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by mungeclimber » Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:38 am

Eastern Sierra (not really the Sierra is it?) no skeets east of 395 around Mammoth to June

However, what the frick is up with the moths that try to get into your a/c vents then fly out at random times over 3 days.

ack!

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by BrendanHickey » Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:41 pm

On July 4 in Yosemite on the the Panorama and 4 mile trails, I didn't see, hear or scratch any all day, but when I returned to the valley at sundown they were out in force.

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by TheDeadpoint » Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:46 pm

I'd put Sam Mack Meadow at about a 6 out of 10 on July 5th.

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by erykmynn » Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:09 pm

last weekend of June they were out in force in Toulumne.

Suckers didn't travel alone, only in squadrons of 50 or so


first weekend of July, @ 6000-7000 ft along Hwy4 and Stanislaus river, they were persistent, but less prevalent. seemed to travel more like in 3s. recon patrols perhaps. dry/sunny areas mostly mosquito free.

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by Matthew Holliman » Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:30 pm

MoabPeakBagger wrote:very NOT BAD in the Emigrant Wilderness... Kennedy Lake/Creek area. A couple more as I got up higher (~9500') in the drainage, but really a non-issue. What a pleasant surprise! :)


That's because they'd all moved to socialize around Jack Main Canyon/Lake Dorothy instead.

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by Franky » Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:51 pm

Last weekend they were bad near pine lakes and honeymoon lake, but absolutely zero up at the royce lakes. (probably because the top three royce lakes were still mostly frozen over).

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by EastcoastMike » Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:38 pm

The skeeters were present but not all that bad at the Cottonwood Lakes during the last few days.

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by Hyadventure » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:37 pm

Not bad on the North Fork of Big Pine Creek last weekend...

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by rhyang » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:44 pm

Hyadventure wrote:Not bad on the North Fork of Big Pine Creek last weekend...


How was the Swiss Arete ? :)

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by zcando » Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:08 pm

Tuolomne region above 9000 ft... absolutely hideous.

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by The Chief » Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:29 pm

zcando wrote:Tuolomne region above 9000 ft... absolutely hideous.


Climbed on Fairview twice last week and didn't encounter one..NOT ONE I TELL YA!

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