With 90° temperatures scheduled in the Brevard area for Friday, it will be nice to hike in cooler temps along the BRP.  This week’s Hoofer hike will be an out and back, starting at the Woodfin Overlook on the BRP to Waterrock Knob via the MST.  There will be two meeting / departure locations for this hike. 

Option 1: meet at the Pisgah Forest Walmart at 7:15 for a 7:30 departure.  RSVP victor.zona@sbcglobal.net if you plan on carpooling with this group.

Option 2: meet at the Mills River Ingles at 7:30 for a 7:45 departure.  RSVP Kristen at kristenwho62@yahoo.com if you plan on carpooling with this group.

Friday’s weather: Sunny to partly cloudy with a 24% chance of rain in the afternoon.
Highs around 73°. Light winds 3-9 mph. Very high UV index.

Yellow Jacket Season is upon us. Yellow jacket season runs through October. Visitors at the Ranger Station/Visitor Center have reported getting stung at the entrance to the Moore Cove trai. Yellow jackets are known to attack hikers stinging multiple times. Fortunately there is a cheap and effective treatment. Here is an article from The National Gardening Association:

When you get stung by a bee, hornet, wasp, yellow jacket, or stinging caterpillar, you can relieve the pain almost instantly and greatly lessen the effects of swelling by pouring ammonia on the sting. The ammonia breaks down the protein in the poison. You can pour ammonia into small containers, such as plastic lemon squeezers, and keep them handy in your gardening areas so that you can get to them quickly. The sooner you use the ammonia, the less pain, heat, and swelling you will experience.

I have used this treatment for many years. It works! Ammonia doesn’t burn the skin. I carry a small containter (contact lens cleaning solution bottle) of household ammonia in my pocket during a hike. If I get stung, I instantly (if not sooner) pour the ammonia over the affected area. Instant relief; no pain. Hopefully none of us will need it this yellow jacket season.

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