Recent content by doldreo

I've found consuming R-326 laced with DEET in copious quantities didn't keep the biting insects at bay but masked the troublesome and painful biting and stings they cause. Brian

I generally try to stay away from medical adivce questions but here goes a skinny from the top of my head. The above mentions of dehydration and overexertion surely can cause post hike nausea. As mentioned copious fluid intake is key. Another problem is that people generally get back to the...

Funny thing is I hiked this place last winter and in my journal I noted how poorly marked the trails and maps were! I vowed never to go back to this place as it was a maze of trails marked with very similar blazes. Brian

Doodles, as of last sunday on SW Hunter there was hard crusty snow from 3500 feet on, easily managable with some kind of traction device, (yaktrax, stablicers) maybe even better than crampons. Snowshoes were surely not indicated. I cant see that the recent snow here in albany dumped any...