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Returning to Pine Valley Mountains, we don the packs and make our way the six miles up to Whipple Valley. Stopping in Hop Canyon to pump water, it's clearly evident that this particular water flow will dry up. The flow has all but stopped when only a week ago it was a fast moving creek. Something to think about. As we are resting in Hop Canyon it is vividly apparent that the bugs are in full swing! Spraying down we continue on.
After hitting the top ( a little over 9,000ft in elevation) we have a nice flat walk through some dense forest noticing a couple camp sites...all the while the Mosquitos continue to get worse.
Soon we are descending down the trail into Whipple Valley and there we find ourselves in a full blown Mosquito swarm..clouds of them. The Mosquitos are so bad that we have to retreat out of the Valley and hike back up to the top to try and get in a lesser swarm. We find a spot to camp near the edge of the forest providing some air movement and the bugs are indeed less intense. From there, it's just a waiting game cowering in the tent till dark when temps drive the bugs down and we can get out and warm up a meal.
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