High Sierra Topix

Absolutely none encountered along Baker Creek and the high lakes (10-11.5K) that feed it - 0

2021-07-15 to 2021-07-24: Pine Creek TH > Pine Creek Pass > Hutchinson Meadow > Pinnacles Basins > Lower Turret Lake (via Old Squaw to Middle Turret) > PCJMT a few minutes below Senger Creek > Seldon Pass > Rosemarie Meadow to Orchid & Apollo Lakes > Hilgard Fork of Bear Creek > Ursula Pass (lol) > Bear Lakes Basin > Dancing Bear Pass > Italy Pass > Pine Creek TH

Mosquitos mostly 0-2 depending on where you were terrain wise. A 3-4 from Rosebud Meadow up to Orchid Lake, and probably a 3 in upper Granite Park.

Just got back from "a" Mineral King Loop July 18 - July 24

Cold Springs Camp - 1
Monarch Lake / Sawtooth / Columbine - 0
Lost Canyon - 2 but only at the lowest elevation near the Soda Creek turn-off
Big Five (upper) - 1
Nine Lakes Basin - 0
Hamilton Lake - 0
Bearpaw area - 1 or 2 depending on the swampiness of the area, however there are more flies here than skeeters
Cliff Creek - 1 or 2 right along the creek

In all, got only 2 or 3 bites in 7 days and only put bug spray on once. Very pleasant week.

Green Creek-East Lake-Summit Lake-Virginia Canyon-Return Lake-Virginia Pass-Glines Canyon: 0-1, only a few mosquitoes at dusk at East Lake and Return Lake, as well as in marshier areas along the trail mid-day.

Roger39 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 7:08 pm

redbear wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:29 pm Traveled from Red Lake to N Fork Big Pine via the Split Mtn, Upper Basin, Amphitheatre pass, Cataract creek, Deer meadow, Knapsack pass, Dusy basin, Agassiz col, Sam Mack lake and meadow.
Was pretty surprised how light mosquitos were at most places.
Red Lake - 1
Upper Basin - 1
Amphitheater Lake Basin - 2
Palisade Creek Deer Meadow area - 3
Dusy Basin - 1
Sam Mack meadow - 2

Hi,

How did you reach the Red Lake trailhead? TIA.

By car. Info is on the Inyo NF web site and there are some trip reports online. FYI, this section of the forum is for mosquito reports only, if you have any other questions about trailheads etc. - ask them in the proper section. I started a trip report in the Backpacking section titled "Palisades Loop - July 11-17" that contains some Red Lake trailhead info. Good luck.

Route: Florence Lake, Senger Creek, Upper Turret Lakes, Three Island Lake, Medley Lake, Marie Lake, Selden Pass and back.

Mosquitoes were not an issue most of the time. Occasional single mosquito. The only place where they were bothersome was a segment of the trail near Double Meadow, between Florence Lake and Muir Trail Ranch. No need for head net or DEET, but I had to wear long sleeve clothes and keep moving.

Cottonwood Lakes 0
Soldier Lake 0
Miter Basin 0
Crabtree Lakes and Meadow 0

Started from Horseshoe Meadows over Old Army Pass, through Miter Basin, and came back via the PCT - never saw a single mosquito

Hiking JMT from LYL to Devil’s Postpile, camping below Donohue Pass and at Garnet Lake:

Zero mosquitos anywhere, anytime.

Zero mosquitos also on day hikes to Cathederal Lakes and Wawona Grove in YNP.

Traversed from one high lake basin to another along the Cathedral Range in Yosemite National Park, from 9,300 to 10,700 foot elevation, with passes up to 11,700 feet. Basically no mosquitoes anywhere, despite wet weather and wet meadows.
-Phil

July 31-Aug 1 Route: Rowell Meadow->JO Pass->Silliman Pass->Ranger Lake (camp)->Lost Lake-> Rowell Meadow

Mosquito severity: 2 - no mosquitos during the day on any of the trail. There was running water in many streams, plenty of boggy areas, and even a rain shower during the afternoon that flooded trails, but mosquitos only emerged at dusk when we were camping on the shore of Ranger Lake. And they were only a very mild nuisance.