Bugs in Mid Aug to Mid Sept.
Wondering about Mosquitoes and any biting bugs for a Mid August arrival to a Mid Sept departure, going TOK-ANC-FBK-Haines-ANC. Are they a big problem, worse than May-July? I am trying to schedule a tr...
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As Joe said, location, location, location.
City streets and gravel parking lots ain't bad. Muskeg and forest groves ain't good. Breeze is good.
It's always amusing to me to hear about how folks don't experience bugs on their trip.....just need to get off (or further off) the beaten path and into bug country and you'll have quite a few stories to tell. The stories about Alaskan bugs aren't "ex-urban" legends, instead, the stories take place away from the RV parks and city sidewalks.
FWIW, even in the temperate climes of southcentral, the temps CAN be cool enough to see the bugs drop off by mid-September, not always, but possible. End of September is better.
City streets and gravel parking lots ain't bad. Muskeg and forest groves ain't good. Breeze is good.
It's always amusing to me to hear about how folks don't experience bugs on their trip.....just need to get off (or further off) the beaten path and into bug country and you'll have quite a few stories to tell. The stories about Alaskan bugs aren't "ex-urban" legends, instead, the stories take place away from the RV parks and city sidewalks.
FWIW, even in the temperate climes of southcentral, the temps CAN be cool enough to see the bugs drop off by mid-September, not always, but possible. End of September is better.
