Re: [at-l] Tuck this!

[KEITH McLeod <McLEOD-KEITH.DOREEN@worldnet.att.net>]

You don't need all those repellants or weapons, no need to climb trees
to escape them alligators just run away from them at a right angle. They
can go like h#%& in a straight line but can't turn around very fast on
land that is.
			Triathlon Grandma

sdowns@premiertechnologies.com wrote:
> 
> Granted, I haven't lived in FL for many years, and this xmas foray was my first
> time there in winter since '84. As I recall, chiggers aren't a problem in winter
> -- back me up on this, Solar Bear? -- but the mosquitos were still intense this
> Dec. I'd guess those few days of freeze in early Jan killed off most of the bugs
> in Ocala, at least my folks say so.
> 
> I agree with Kahley...bring the Tyvek. Extra protection against damp can't hurt
> for so little weight.
> 
> Enjoy the hike. That part of the Natl Forest is a gem. Don't worry about the
> 'gator repellant <G> ... they lie low during the winter. But if you ever pass
> through Juniper wilderness in Oct (as I did on a canoe trip years ago) ...
> that's mating season, and the 'gators get pretty darn frisky. No fun to portage
> a canoe that time of year.
> 
> Cheers, Sandy  "Navigator"  (wondering about that trail name now, eh?)
> 
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