Quote Originally Posted by brianle View Post
Poison Oak: I grew up in Oregon and went to school in central-west Oregon, there's lots or poison oak there. In NW Washington State I've never encountered it, and I've lived in the Puget Sound area for over 20 years, done lots of backpacking trips, including in the Olympics and lots of trips in the Alpine Lakes wilderness. No worries about it; basically we just don't allow such things in our more enlightened neck of the woods ... <g>


Brian Lewis
You are indeed more enlightened than the rest of us if your state has had the good sense to ban the nasty beast! Oh that more ststes would follow your lead.