Hiking in AK

July 13, 2006 at 9:17 AM

Still picking the mosquitos out of my teeth...

From Pauline Lerner
Posted on July 13, 2006 at 4:54 PM

It's good to hear from you again, Emily, and to know that you are still enjoying (?) the summer.

From Jasmine Lewis
Posted on July 13, 2006 at 6:25 PM

yummy...

;)

From bill pratt
Posted on July 13, 2006 at 6:47 PM

Mosquitos have a nutty flavor. I find the large ones a bit chewy, though.

From Karin Lin
Posted on July 13, 2006 at 7:04 PM

Eeeeewwww.

From Kelsey Z.
Posted on July 13, 2006 at 7:35 PM

Mosquitos are not half bad in chilli!

From bill pratt
Posted on July 13, 2006 at 8:05 PM

...and I'm not kidding.

From bill pratt
Posted on July 13, 2006 at 8:18 PM

Nothing's half bad in chili, especially if it is extra hot :-)

I don't know about mosquitos in Chile though. Do they attack counter-clockwize?

From Eileen Geriak
Posted on July 13, 2006 at 10:23 PM

HA ! You should try hiking in Maine in the spring ! They lift you up and carry you right off up there ! :-P

From Eileen Geriak
Posted on July 13, 2006 at 10:25 PM

Oh...wait...you're from Alaska...I guess you know a mosquito hord when you see one....lol

From Mellisa Nill
Posted on July 13, 2006 at 11:16 PM

The mosquito hordes are not that bad, except for when they change weather patterns.

Raining mosquitos are the worst!

From Emily Grossman
Posted on July 14, 2006 at 7:22 AM

My hiking buddy sneezed out a leftover today.

Has anyone else here saved dead ones in a jar just to see how many would fill it?

From Eileen Geriak
Posted on July 14, 2006 at 11:26 AM

OMGosh..Emily, that's soo funny ! :-D

From bill pratt
Posted on July 14, 2006 at 12:55 PM

Some years, when picking raspberries on the outer islands, the skeeters are so big, you can see stripes on their tails. this was especially true in 1987, when the old-timers were saying that they "were the worst they'd seen since '46."

From Jim W. Miller
Posted on July 14, 2006 at 3:35 PM

"Stripes on their tails? Why sonny, around these parts they're so big they've got numbers on their backs."

From Emily Grossman
Posted on July 14, 2006 at 9:22 PM

Around here, they drive bloodmobiles.

From Jim W. Miller
Posted on July 15, 2006 at 7:50 AM

This reminds me of a line I used the other night, which was "You're too dumb to know it, but this is a hell hole. Let's get out of here." It didn't work, although theoretically it's very sound. Psychologically speaking, one would expect someone that dumb to be inclined to leave, to provide evidence that she was not that dumb. It needs refinement. Maybe some intensifying expletives would help it.

From Emily Grossman
Posted on July 15, 2006 at 10:07 AM

Ah, but today there were no mosquitos, and the climb was exhilerating, and the top was cool and minty. I watched the curtains of rain out over the plains and smiled.

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