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Mono Hot Springs and Mt. Givens 6/10-6/12
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:29 am
by Jessicalilia
Mono Hot Springs - 1
Mt Givens - 1 (We were a little worried due to a mosquito-y alltrails report, but we had a nice breeze all day and zero bugs)
Emigrant Wilderness: Cherry Lake to Huckleberry Lake 6/8/22 to 6/12/22
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:45 am
by genetastic
Hiking along Kibbie Ridge from Cherry Lake to Huckleberry Lake (Emigrant Wilderness and Yosemite NP) June 8th to 12th, 2022:
Most of the hike was a 2 to 3, granite sections closer to 2 and foresty sections 3.
Swampy bits (e.g. around Huckleberry Lake) getting closer to 4.
Notably, even during heavier mosquito times, bugs were not super aggressive. The gnats were a bit annoying too during some stretches of the hike,
Grouse Lakes Roadless Area, Tahoe National Forest, June 21-23
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 9:22 pm
by wildhiker
My daughter took her 5 year old daughter (my granddaughter) on her first backpack trip to Island Lake in the Grouse Lakes Roadless Area of the Tahoe National Forest, starting from Carr Lake trailhead, at elevation 6800 feet.
Tues 6/21 and Weds 6/22 were windy, so mosquitoes were a 1.
Thurs 6/23 started out calm, and mosquitoes increased to a 2.
Glen Aulin>May Lake>Tenaya Lake>Tuolomne 6/21 - 6/23
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:31 pm
by Peasy
Glen Aulin - May Lake - Tenaya Lake - Tuolomne Meadows 6/21 - 6/23
Glen Aulin - 4
Trail to May Lake - 4, some spots 5
May Lake - 3
Tenaya Lake - 3
Tuolumne Meadows near visitor center - 2
GCT 6/16-6/19
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:09 am
by jfbruin34
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne (White Wolf => Glen Aulin): 6/16 => 6/19
- White Wolf: 2, 3 at a few stagnant water spots
- Pate Valley: 2
- Cathedral Falls: 1
- Glen Aulin: 1
- Tuolumne Meadows: 1
Desolation Wilderness: Rockbound Pass, 6/25-6/26
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 8:17 am
by windknot
Wrights Lake to Lake Lois in the Desolation Wilderness, June 25-26:
Wrights Lake: 2
Maud Lake: 2
Rockbound Pass: 1
Doris Lakes: 2
Lake Lois: 3 except when the wind picked up
Mostly a 1-2 on the trail while moving, occasionally up to a 3 in the swampier areas. Lots of snow still melting near Doris/Lois, so this area will get worse before it gets better.
Sonora Pass 6/25-26
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 8:26 am
by looks easy from here
1: Saw maybe a half dozen mosquitoes over the weekend, but they were all big, slow and nonaggresive.
N Portion of Big SEKI Loop 6/22-6/24
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 1:52 pm
by kdemtchouk
Copper Creek TH -> Granite Pass -> Simpson Meadow -> JMT Southbound -> Woods Creek -> Road's End TH
The mosquito dynamics are very hard to predict this season. I'd put most of my route at a 2, with higher elevation areas between 9.5k ft and 11k ft closer to a 3.
Nelson Lake/Dinkey Wilderness 6/24-26
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:18 pm
by Snowtrout
Cliff Lake Trailhead to Nelson Lakes = 2, 3 in the wet/green areas.
Nelson Lake area = easy 3 if not 4. Bugs would swarm you nearly all day when wind was not blowing.
Treated clothing made a huge difference.
Sequoia NP: Tamarack Lake > Nine Lake Basin > High Sierra Trail 6/23-6/26
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:43 pm
by stephen_sd
Very few aggressive mosquitoes at higher elevation - maybe the hard frost last week helped?
Hiking Crescent Meadow to Tamarack Lake: mostly 0 where sunny and 1 if in woods
Tamarack Lake: 2 at the lake in the evening
Hiking Tamarack Lake to Lion Lake: 0
Nine Lake Basin: 0 overall except a 2 the lowest lake (Heart)
Bear Paw Meadow: 2 in the evening