Mt. Roberts

[DRH]

Originally Posted by Shreddy

Do you guys find yourself fighting ticks much when hiking up in those areas? I used to work at the water bottling plant right there. The two times I stepped off in the grass for a couple of seconds I had a tick on me.

Yes, ticks are fierce in the tall grass in that area. Our hiking group hiked the "Brook Walk" and "Shannon Brook Trail" a few weeks ago and one of our members found 5 ticks on her socks when we finished the hike. Another member of our group found a tick attached to his belly when he got back home. So all hikers in that area should be very alert to the abundance of ticks and check themselves frequently during and after all hikes. I'd advise every hiker to use a good insect repellent.

[Shreddy]

Originally Posted by DRH

Yes, ticks are fierce in the tall grass in that area. Our hiking group hiked the "Brook Walk" and "Shannon Brook Trail" a few weeks ago and one of our members found 5 ticks on her socks when we finished the hike. Another member of our group found a tick attached to his belly when he got back home. So all hikers in that area should be very alert to the abundance of ticks and check themselves frequently during and after all hikes. I'd advise every hiker to use a good insect repellent.

Thanks! I just wanted to clarify because I know that area can get extremely intense with the ticks, but yes, extremely nice hike as well.

[dewitt]

Don't mean to hijack this blog. I guess i am though does anyone know if devil's den is still around I heard it might not be there anymore.

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by dewitt

Don't mean to hijack this blog. I guess i am though does anyone know if devil's den is still around I heard it might not be there anymore.

See http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ight=devil%27s

[DRH]

Originally Posted by dewitt

Don't mean to hijack this blog. I guess i am though does anyone know if devil's den is still around I heard it might not be there anymore.

Interesting that you should ask that question at this time because our hiking group just went there yesterday. We were able to get to the peak of Devil's Den Mountain with no problem, but we then hiked around for about an hour trying to find the actual "den" and couldn't locate it. It's still there, but we just couldn't find it. We plan to go back sometime and look again.