2018 Hiking

[Catrin]

I hear you Crankin, though if the only way I can get into the woods us to break out the DEET, than that is what I will do! Pretty sure my neck and shoulders would greatly protest if I attempted a return to my backpack this year - but I do have a small, or not so small, Camelbak waist-hydration-pack. It doesn't have a lot of room for much of anything, but I can get the essentials.

On Memorial Day it was SO hot that the 2 bars in my little waist pack pretty much just melted. They had chocolate as an ingredient...never a safe bet on a really hot day!

[north woods gal]

Not much for hiking in store for me, this summer, but just wanted to add one more alert on the tick problem. They're been bad in our area, this spring, and I'm picking up a few even on my bike rides, for heaven's sake. I now spray down my feet and legs before doing any trail riding. It's also a must even when waking in the yard. Be careful.

[emily_in_nc]

Glad you're getting back out there, Catrin, though hiking in the sun on a 90-degree day sounds rough!

Since I'm still in braces probably through the summer, which means being in Florida, I won't be getting much hiking in for awhile...perhaps in the fall. We are heading up to visit my folks in NC this coming week, but I'll be too busy with them to get much if anything else done. Will be working in my 83-year old mother's yard, which is undoubtedly crazy full of weeds, since they've had so much rain. Not looking forward to it all that much...much prefer to visit in April or even May, before it's quite so hot, but it just didn't work out this year.