2018 Mosquito Reports

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Onin Valley-South Lake 8/13-8/19

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August 13-19 6 days offtrail from Onion Valley to South Lake. The very few mosquitos present were not biting. Toss aside those headnets...
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Re: 2018 Mosquito Reports

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Sabrina Basin 8/20-22, mossies were a 0 to maybe a 1 on the shore of Dingleberry Lake in early morning or late evening.
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Re: 2018 Mosquito Reports

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August 25 - Sept 4
Up Kearsarge TH -> Charlotte Lake, Vidette Mdw, Forester, upper Kern basin, Milestone Creek, Shepherd Plateau, Anvil Camp, down Shepherd and Symmes canyons.

I only got bit by one skeeter and that was in Milestone Creek, around elevation 11,100'.
Krazy Kat peeking through a lace bandana, like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eyed jack
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Re: 2018 Mosquito Reports

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August 27- Sept 1
High Sierra Trail

Two bites around Kern Hot Springs, otherwise no mosquitoes to be seen or heard.
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Re: 2018 Mosquito Reports

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September 1st through September 6th, Onion Valley over Kearsarge Pass down the JMT exiting Whitney Portal was a oh so beautiful 0 everywhere over the the 5 days. We spend nights at the following:
Grays Meadow-0
Center Creek-0
Tyndall Creek-0 (I think I did get one bite here)
Guitar Lake-0
Trail Camp-0
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