The Hiking Thread

[O Really]

Yo... Why didn't you guys tell me Florida was fuckng hot and had swarms of mosquitos?

Mosquitos are nothing compared to the yellow flies in Florida.

Deer flies, too. And noseeums. Not to mention fire ants and palmetto bugs (really huge roaches). And Rick Scott.

[JTA]

Armadillo?

Wtf is that?

[Vrede too]

There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos

- Jim Hightower

So, they're the things that aren't yellow stripes.

[billy.pilgrim]

Armadillo?

AKA possum on the half shell.

much cleaner animal - well, except for the leprosy thing

We always ground them up and made sausage

[billy.pilgrim]

Yo... Why didn't you guys tell me Florida was fuckng hot and had swarms of mosquitos?

Mosquitos are nothing compared to the yellow flies in Florida.

Deer flies, too. And noseeums. Not to mention fire ants and palmetto bugs (really huge roaches). And Rick Scott.

Have you ever stepped on a palmetto bug and had a 3 inch parasite worm crawl out.

[Vrede too]

So, lose weight but without exercise, drink wine and don't get pregnant, or hang out with fat, sweaty, beer drinkers and pregnant women with type O blood so the mosquitos go for them instead of you.

[billy.pilgrim]

So, lose weight but without exercise, drink wine and don't get pregnant, or hang out with fat, sweaty, beer drinkers and pregnant women with type O blood so the mosquitos go for them instead of you.

Hanging with the attractant people works best. I rarely get bit unless I'm alone.

[JTA]

When mosquito's bite me i bite them back.

[O Really]

No point in spraying them - it just makes them stronger.

[billy.pilgrim]

No point in spraying them - it just makes them stronger.

In Alabama people used a smudge pot - 5 to 20 gallon bucket or barrel filled with rags soaked in used motor oil - the lead was free - it would provide a heavy cloud of smoke for a lovely evening on the front porch while causing all thinking mosquitos to run away. Some people would toss in a few pieces of old tires as needed.

Likely responsible for many cancers and lung disease, but at least no one had to swat skiters.

[neoplacebo]

Well, I guess I'm in store for a fine case of zika since I have O positive blood and have an affinity for beer. However, in my defense, I tend to stay away from pregnant women.

[Vrede too]

The "skeeters" are really bad on FL golf courses.

[Vrede too]

[JTA]

Camping at the eastern shore of Virginia/Maryland. Nice place not too shabby.

[O Really]

Kewl. Assateague?

[JTA]

Kewl. Assateague?

Too slammed I stayed at a state park in cape Charles. The eastern shore reminds me of soith jersey minus the misery.

[O Really]

No mosquitoes there, I'm sure.

[Vrede too]

Today:

THE GORGE zipline

During your experience at The Gorge, you’ll ride the treetops on over a mile of cable covering 11 zip lines dropping 1100 feet in the breathtaking Green River Gorge, America's steepest and fastest. Additional elements are included in the tour such as a suspension bridge, 3 free fall rappels and a short hike down hill. From departure time our course takes 3-3.5 hours to complete.

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DuPont State Recreational Forest

3.5 miles walking, 3 big waterfalls.

:thumbsup:

[O Really]

3.5 miles walking, 3 big waterfalls.

:thumbsup:

What trails did you take in DuPont?

[Vrede too]

The High Falls - Triple Falls loop from the Visitor's Center, plus Hooker Falls. I've been much more ambitious there, but it was late after ziplining and lunch at the Co-op.