Please Post Your 2008 Skeeter Updates

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Alpenbro wrote:Glen Aulin 7/19 = 2
Young Lakes 7/21 = 3

Smoke was pretty much nil. Dark clouds and rain kept us off Conness tho (we made it to the marsh at the cirque below the plateau and turned back), guess that happens pretty often around Conness... next time!
What about the skeeters?
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Hoover Wilderness/20 Lakes Basin...

Conness Lakes-1
Cascade Lake, et al-2
Shamrock Lake-1
Meadow between Steelhead and McCabe Pass-2

July 27-Aug 1
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Hey Mountaineer I know you got some sunset pic's of Upper McCabe your
going to post,right?
That ridge behind the lake turns crimson at sunset.
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Didn't get any of that as I didn't spend the night at McCabe...in Yosemite NP and I don't do NP's if I can help it. :) Check out my new thread in a couple of minutes in the photography forum.
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I'm heading to Kings Canyon for about 5 days beginning August 15th- I'd like to just bring a tarp but bug-wise is that out of the question until later in the season?
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July 31- August 5, 2008
Onion Valley to Kearsarge Pass...1
Kearsarge Lakes....................3
JMT:
Vidette Mdws-Forester Pass.......1
Tyndale Creek Area.................2
Wright Creek.Wallace Creek.......2
Bighorn Plateau......................1

Crabtree Lakes Basin...............1
Timberline Lake, Guitar Lake......1

Mt Whitney Trail....................1

All in all, mosquitoes not really that bad! :nod:
But Carry DEET!
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Just finished a loop of The Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne and Ten Lakes Basin. Skeeters were 1-2 everywhere.

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Bump.

Any recent reports from the Sabrina Basin area? Looking specifically for Hungry Packer or Midnight Lakes area. Any and all beta would be appreciated. A few friends and I are heading up that way next week. Would like to gauge how much DEET to bring (if that's even possible). :cool:

Thanks!

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Maybe my wife and I saw you, in Sabrina Lakes Basin last week. Went in 8-13, out 8-17.

Sabrina Lake, Blue Lake, Donkey Lake, Emerald Lakes all 1 (loved that!).

Few people too for such a popular area, although we changed plans (stayed at Blue Lake instead of Moonlight and day hiked to the others) when the passing trail guide said he was heading his loaded mules to Sailor Lake.
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Just finished the JMT Aug 3 through Aug 15
1 everywhere except along Wanda Lake - 1 spot was about a 3 (nasty little guys).

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