Backpackers beware! Tick borne disease is a risk taken during outdoor activities. Tick borne diseases are bacterial and can be treated with antibiotics.
A few simple measures provide protection but can not eliminate all risk.
Wear light colored clothing, long sleeves and pants tucked into boots.
Deet can be applied directly to the skin. Lasts 3-4 hours.
Permethrin based [...]
Betsy the backpacking Champion
Betsy
It is about time you met my pound pooch, Betsy. Took the picture today on a friend’s camera, then the challenge was uploading it. She went home, e-mailed it to me and somehow before I had go to sleep, I figured it out. Sorry not to have pictures of our weekend excursion, [...]
First all snakes can bite.
All snakes are not venomous
Sometimes the snake delivers a dry bite
All snakebites are potentially dangerous.
If bitten:
1. Snakes often stay within 20 feet from site bite. Keep yourself and the victim protected from another bite. Identification of snakes can be difficult. A few miles away,in another season or a different [...]
