The wrath of mosquitos continued today. We both slept really well last
night after fighting for our lives yesterday. I had hoped that our
wishes had come true and that they had all died in the night. Well, it
didnt happen. They were blood thirsty and hundreds gathered on our tent
in the night awaiting our departure.
We hiked through them again today. I wore my rain jacket and pants
and Lauren continuosly swatted her arms with her bandana. Very
exhausting. After 3 miles we lost it. I was sweating profusely under my
jacket and Lauren could not keep up with the flying devils. So we gave
in. Pulled out the stuff with 30% deet. It worked amazingly. First
Llauren did it. She was so happy and content, no longer getting bit.
Thats when I gave in. Its not good for ya, but neither is getting bit by
thousands of mosquitos.
The rest of the day was more enjoyable. Wilma Lake had the most
mosquitos I have ever seen in one place. I tried taking a breath of air
and swallowed a few. Extra protein? We still found a bugless spot for
lunch along a creek, felt so good.
We are camped on a saddle on the way up the crest to Sonora Pass. It
is so amazing here. The sunset was spectacular and I can barely wait
for the sunrise. Should be chilly tonight. Die mosquitos!
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