Larry - They are Rocky Mountain wood ticks - the little reddish leathery ones. We were in prime sheep terrain and we had them all over. We thought we were okay once we got out of the trees and on the rocky ridge but still had to kill some in the parking lot and at home. I had to carefully go through all my clothes and gear in my garage before my wife would even let me in the house.
Terrible little things.
Fury - Jun 14, 2009 8:54 pm - Voted 10/10
Nice.Nice photos and TR Bill. This looks like a fun climb. Perhaps I should give it a go sometime.
Cheers.
Colin
Bill Kerr - Jun 15, 2009 10:57 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice.Thanks Colin. It is a fun climb - well worth doing.
Bill
cp0915 - Jun 15, 2009 12:41 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Nice.Excellent! That definitely whetted my appetite for some Rockies fun. Headed that way in a few weeks!
Bill Kerr - Jun 15, 2009 5:24 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice.Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
lcarreau - Jun 16, 2009 6:51 pm - Voted 10/10
It got my appetitegoing for some "alpine fir" stuff here in Arizona.
When you say "lots of ticks," are you talking about wood ticks
or those really small suckers that suck??
When I lived in northern Utah, I used to be a "tick magnet!"
Bill Kerr - Jun 17, 2009 11:34 am - Hasn't voted
TicksLarry - They are Rocky Mountain wood ticks - the little reddish leathery ones. We were in prime sheep terrain and we had them all over. We thought we were okay once we got out of the trees and on the rocky ridge but still had to kill some in the parking lot and at home. I had to carefully go through all my clothes and gear in my garage before my wife would even let me in the house.
Terrible little things.
Bill