Found a way to avoid the worst of the mosquitos on the Lost Coast Trail last month

We started our hike from Mattole at 4:30 AM instead of the usual 7 AM, and the lack of wind in the early morning was brutal with bugs. On a whim, we hiked the first 8 miles straight through without our planned long break, getting past the worst grassy sections before the sun really heated things up. Has anyone else found that adjusting your daily mileage timing, not just bug spray, makes a bigger difference in buggy coastal areas?

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miaa4117d ago

Wish I had your planning skills, I just accepted my fate as a mosquito buffet.

angela_kelly17d ago

Nah, fight back with some bug spray, @miaa41!