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conditions at jacks now?

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J A · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2006 · Points: 45

Is it buggy?

James Willis · · Phoenix, AZ · Joined May 2013 · Points: 165

I had a friend go, do one climb, and come out with around 100 mosquito bites. So yes.

JD Kendall · · Winslow, AZ · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 365

I was there about 2 weeks ago and it was bad... but a friend of mine was just there this past Friday night and they couldn't even get out of their car and were swarmed by them... say thanks to the folks who unnecessarily cut down all the trees after the fire and caused the log jams and now the standing water in the canyon which has made them much worse this season.

Red · · Tacoma, Toyota · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 1,625
JD Kendall wrote:I was there about 2 weeks ago and it was bad... but a friend of mine was just there this past Friday night and they couldn't even get out of their car and were swarmed by them... say thanks to our great AZ Forest Service!
I'm missing the connection between AZFS and bugs. Can you clarify that, Joe?
BenClimbing · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2009 · Points: 245

I thought it was pretty clear.

They have conspired to keep the evil humans out of the pristine and fragile forest by bio-engineering a species of super-mosquito that reproduces at 10 times the normal rate and can only consume the blood of primates.

Duh.

lou · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 60

No wait... the folks at the forest service have absolutely nothing else to do but poison the ecosystem and make it so toxic that no mosquito can breed anywhere in the area. Guess with all budget cuts, sequesters, forest fires, forest patrols for campfire morons, regulation duties of hundreds of square miles in Arizona they have lots of free time. And nothing to do but watch Jacks canyon for pests. What about the pack rats at camp? The skunks eating my dog food? That bat that flew out of the crack at high life wall when i stuck my hand in a crux crack? Come on forest service jerks. After all we pay them with our tax dollars.. and plenty ,,, they live a life of luxury. Seems like climbing is just too dirty and filled with bugs... wait.. this is from the same guy the wanted a ladder built down into winslow wall!! hmmmmmm kind of a noob brain going on... should take up golf where he doesnt have to get too hot or cold and can have the course sprayed for his comfort!!

climb safe.. be a man

cheers.. lou

JD Kendall · · Winslow, AZ · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 365

Red see edit...

Chris Horton · · St. George, UT · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 327

Any new beta on this? I'm guessing it hasn't changed. Anyone been out there?

Cuba · · PHX, AZ · Joined May 2012 · Points: 15

Yea I'm curious about the current mosquito population at jacks as well??? Thinking about going this weekend.
Anybody climb there recently??

JD Kendall · · Winslow, AZ · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 365

I was there on Sunday... it had just stopped flowing. Casino was very muddy... main wall was flooded... you had to wade through mud/ water to get to swiss wall... so cracker jack was the only dry spot. Mosquitoes are definitely an issue... take a lot of Deet and I personally take those big repellant incense sticks.

John Rivers · · Flagstaff · Joined Sep 2011 · Points: 0

Did they seriously cut down the logs and throw them in the channel??? Not only does this cause climbers discomfort because of mosqitous, now kayakers will have a log garden to get through... awesome

drewp · · Vegas · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 1,616

Has anybody been recently? How are the bugs / is it too hot yet?

Thanks.

ChadMartino · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2013 · Points: 45

Hey Drew i was there last Wednesday and still had a good time. Got pretty damn hot in the sun and the gnats were bad but we chased the shade all day and managed to stay relatively cool and bug free. The Swiss wall was ended up being the best spot to avoid the sun for me that day.

Elias Jordan · · Mazama, WA · Joined Nov 2011 · Points: 136

Was there yesterday,

Gnats are going wild, its hot in the sun, considerably humid for N.AZ standards, and the flys and mosquitos were out, even at the campground. Oh, and there is a group of 4+ massive trailers full of boy scouts camped out at the Moenkopi campground, so beware.

Happy clambering.

Elias

Austin P · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2013 · Points: 0

The boy scouts left Saturday morning. I only noticed the gnats and mosquitoes around casino wall and it wasn't too hot if you chase shade.

drewp · · Vegas · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 1,616

How's the road in? Do you need 4wd/clearance? The Jacks Canyon page is a little vague in that regard.

Thanks!

guy bon · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2010 · Points: 2,545

the road is ok. you can get out there in just about anything. Temps are fine in the shade & the bugs are pretty mild ATM.

Chase Estrin · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2013 · Points: 0

Just to let you know, there was a fire at the Jack's Canyon campground on 6/14 (I believe it has been put out). I believe the climbing area is closed until further notice...

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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