This kind of stuff right here is where you’re most likely to pick up tick mites when moving through the woods. Grasses are the worst. I avoid them at all cost. In fact, if I was hiking through here, I’d walk up into the woods on the left and avoid those grass weeds altogether.
Tick mites, as we call ‘em around here, are teeny tiny little ticks that are about the size of the tip of a pin, so small they look like little dots. They will absolutely cover your feet and legs by the hundreds, or even thousands. They bite and cling on - which you will not even feel until later when you get into camp and start itching. Even after scraping them off your feet, the bites will drive a man (or woman) absolutely mad for a good week after.
Out here, a little light goes a long way. You don't need to push back the whole night, just enough of it to see your next step.
— The Practical Woodsman
This is something I can say I never experienced on the ol’ Shawnee Appalachy River.
Braving the Ol' Shawnee Appalachy - Pt 2: Ornery Gal
Damp insulation won't keep you warm. Dry your layers whenever the sun gives you the chance, because the woods won't remind you before nightfall.
— The Practical Woodsman
