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RE: San Gabriel Mountain Adventures - Fish Canyon Falls
This canyon is FULL of poison oak. If I get it it's usually pretty mild, but I took another friend (Ray from the helicopter rescue post) here way back in the day and he got the rash so bad he went to the hospital for it!! I really just think he had no self control and just itched it to where it spread all over. But I know some people can get it way worse than others.
I get it bad...add that I have zero self control against scratching it and it's a disaster for me
I'm lucky to be the opposite. I don't get it very bad so I'm able to keep from scratching and spreading it.
And what's even worse than poison oak is the Poodledog brush. That stuff looks kinda like weed, smells like some funky skunk, but will ruin your day! There was a story of a PCT hiker in our area here who tried to smoke it and had to go to the hospital because of being poisoned.
