The big buzz in the mountains is the mosquitoes. It's pretty bad.

We were camped up by Stanley over the weekend and you couldn't sit in one spot before you'd be covered in bugs. I have the bites to prove it.

We camped by the Salmon River the first night and the buzzing would drive you crazy. Another night we moved up away from the river and meadows on to drier ground but still had the same problem.

Other campers found the same thing and everybody agreed the wet spring probably brought on a big crop of the pests. It is the worst I've seen it in a few years.

They really came on in the evening and you couldn't sit around camp without slapping like crazy. It seemed like the best time to be sitting outside was in the morning enjoying a cup of coffee. Of course, it was 46 degrees at 6,500 feet in elevation at 7 a.m.

My son and his family found the same problem at Anderson Ranch Reservoir. The grandkids were playing around camp and got bites despite the repellant.

If you're thinking about camping this summer think about mosquitoes for sure. Some campers had screened-in shelters that helped a lot. We tried several types of repellants and they worked for awhile but the best solution was long pants and long-sleeved shirts.

Anybody got a remedy for really itchy bites? I've been using witch hazel and Blue Star ointment for some relief