solotripper wrote on Aug 29^th, 2019 at 1:59pm:

In five trips to WCPP, I don't recall ever seeing a tick.  However, I always wear permethrin treated clothing, so ticks that I do manage to pick up are typically gone in a matter of seconds.

I seem to remember someone saying that it is too far north for ticks; however, with global warming I can see that a migration is possible.  It certainly can get hot enough there in the summer.  I do remember a day on Donald Lake where it reached 97 degrees.  It was a day spent in the shade with frequent dips in the lake.

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solotripper wrote on Aug 29^th, 2019 at 1:59pm:


In my four trips into WCPP I've never seen a tick.  When I used to fish Red Lake in June we'd do some exploring in the woods and never saw a tick then either.  I too use Pemethrin but mainly for Wisconsin Ticks which seem to be getting larger and more plentiful!

Sriacha sauce is staple in our diet.  My culinary skills have evolved somewhat from when that POD was taken.   It's Sriacha drizzled over Tartar Sauce on the fried fish! 

I like these little waterway paddles. Always something to see and photograph. 

Beautiful photo, Mike.  Made me relax just to see it.  Sigh.   

Thanks for posting it.

Mike:  I had to look up what a TTGA even is.

Don't know that any funny stories about TIA's would be very encouraging if they are negative.  But you can try me.     I am having a hard time coping with what comes next now.  And no luck setting up the followup appointments that the hospital doctor said I should have ASAP.

It has been a frustrating and difficult couple of days. Guess most QJ people don't know about it, but I spent all of Labor Day weekend in the hospital, but they don't know what caused my difficulty.  Could have been TIA, could have been a strange geriatric migraine episode, or some other neurological issue.  Feeling better now, but wondering when the other shoe will drop.