Party Scottish style.

[KMCMICHAEL]

Kind of ironic to think that I wear a kilt more than a large percentage of you, I find them perfect for hiking in the nearby river bottom.



I do want to make some comments regarding ticks.
They have become rare in Texas over the last few decades because of fire ants but the area I hike in floods regularly and is full of feral hogs. The flooding keeps the fire ants away and th hogs are perfect host for ticks, so the area is infested with them. I took a dog, she got ticks. I thought from rummaging in heavy brush.I took my wife, she got ticks and never left the trail. I never get ticks. Due to dry skin and my habit of going unshod, I use coconut oil from the knees down. It is inexpensive and effective. It turns out that ticks are repelled by coconut oil because it contains lauric acid.

I doubt that any of you hike as illustrated above and I would probably see a tick before someone else but it certainly works for me. I do avoid sitting down for fear of them.