[pct-l] poison oak in hiding?

[msaenz at mve-architects.com (Mike Saenz)]

There's an entire forest of PO next to the "feed the lions, this way"
sign...


M i c h a e l   S a e n z
McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners, Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Courtway [mailto:scourtway@bpa-arch.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:26 AM
To: Mike Saenz; pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] poison oak in hiding?

is there poison oak in the mountain lion exhibit area just north of the
74 ?
heh heh.

Some people claim to have an immunity to the oak, I wonder if there's
any truth to that.

s.c.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Saenz" <msaenz@mve-architects.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:08 AM
Subject: [pct-l] poison oak in hiding?


>
> Yikes!
>
> It would appear that I am the only PCT hiker that has not encountered 
> significant poison oak along our trail!
> Perhaps it hides from me when it sees my coming...
>
> That's it! Like a bear, the poison oak senses fear... When I come 
> along, it gets the heck out of MY way!
>
> Personally, I think a steady regimen of consumed oilcans builds up an 
> immunity to poison oak...
> After enough oilcans, you can roll it up and smoke it!
> (I'm gonna get hit with the worse case of poison oak rash in history 
> now that I'm making fun of it...)
>
> But seriously, even in the mountains of my backyard, I don't see 
> anything that amounts to anything like thickets of PO.
> Patches and bunches here and there. All easily identified and all 
> easily avoided.
> As bad as it's being reported, I'm surprised this subject hasn't risen

> to the ranks of bear cans and dogs!
>
> Now what will happen is, everyone at ADZ is going to point out the PO 
> plantations around the edges of the park...
>
> I'm going to be on The Trail this weekend from 74 to Fobes. The trail 
> at the 74 is at 5k, so I don't expect to see any..
> BUT IF I DO...  I Will diligently report it!
>
> M i c h a e l   S a e n z
> McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners, Inc.
> A r c h i t e c t u r e    P l a n n i n g    I n t e r i o r s
> w  w  w  .  m  v  e  -  a  r  c  h  i  t  e  c  t  s  .  c  o  m
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Bighummel@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 9:16 AM
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [BULK] - Re: [pct-l] poison oak
>
> In geology field work up around Santa Barbara we encountered poison 
> oak every weekend and kept ourselves from getting the rash by washing 
> our clothes after every day in the field and then washing our skin 
> with lava soap.  It is rough and takes off the top layer of dead skin,

> thus removing any adhered oils.
> While this is not completely practical on a thru-hike, it is practical

> to thoroughly wash any exposed skin at every opportunity.
>
> Greg
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