On Aug 8, 6:45 am, Puppet_Sock <puppet_s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Aug 2, 5:50 pm, "hlill...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <hlill...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:> I
don't know what the situation is in other areas
>
> [snip]
>
> Southern Ontario has had a much higher than usual amount
> of rain this summer. Trails are often very soggy. Undergrowth
> is often quite shaggy. Some trees have fallen. Even a few
> places with collapsed river banks and such. And mosquito
> populations are robust, hungry, and active, and may, just
> possibly may,be carrying West Nile.
> However, we don't have nearly the hazards of places with
> real mountains. So mostly it's a question of allowing a
> little longer for a hike, taking gear to deal with the mud
> and the rain, being sure to have insect repellant, etc.
Dunno. I think I'd rather deal with a bad trail than a tiny mosquito
carrying a nasty pathogen. If they do have West Nile there I wish you
the best.
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