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Posted: **Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:33 am**

Guess I was lucky, in my haste of getting to the trail head, I didn't take Deet with me. But going up Mount Tallac, wasn't a problem. None around.

Posted: **Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:36 pm**

We were at Cottonwood this weekend and the mozzies were getting nasty. Bring your deet!

Posted: **Tue Jun 29, 2010 12:12 am**

Any info on Mammoth Lakes, Agnew Meadows, Lake Ediza?

Posted: **Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:41 am**

Got a couple of bites in Grandview Campground on White this weekend.

Posted: **Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:33 am**

Hiked up Cathedral Lakes trailhead on Friday. Saw a few milling about over the weekend but no bother.

Three days of warm weather, the lakes melting, what do you get: I return to the trailhead today, drop my pack, and they lit me up like a christmas tree!

Posted: **Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:15 pm**

South Sierra high country between Kennedy Meadows and Cottonwood pass, East Kern area. Heavy and persistent skeeters on the weekend of June 26/27. Thicker at higher elevations.

Snow melt just finishing up. Abundant water sources.

Posted: **Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:47 pm**

They were persistent little a#$es on the North Fork LP Creek, from TH as far as UBL or so. It was okay if you kept moving, but don't think about stopping to take a break....
My long sleeves were even getting attacked when I stopped.

Posted: **Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:57 pm**

They will all be gone by the middle of August, right? RIGHT?

Posted: **Wed Jun 30, 2010 7:17 pm**

lasvegaswraith wrote:They were persistent little a#$es on the North Fork LP Creek, from TH as far as UBL or so. It was okay if you kept moving, but don't think about stopping to take a break....
My long sleeves were even getting attacked when I stopped.

The same goes for the Rock Creek area as of last night

Posted: **Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:16 pm**

Vitaliy M wrote:Which is the "best" product to keep them off? Will need a lot of it in these next 3 weeks...

100% DEET

Posted: **Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:38 pm**

butitsadryheat wrote:
Vitaliy M wrote:Which is the "best" product to keep them off? Will need a lot of it in these next 3 weeks...

Picaridin

If you do try this stuff, use the double strength stuff, but 100% deet is way more effective for way longer.

Posted: **Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:28 am**

> Which is the "best" product to keep them off? Will need a lot of it in these next 3 weeks...

Long pants, long sleeves, gloves, and a headnet

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