Poison oak

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From: Lucy Chaplin Trumbull 
Email: elsie@calweb.com

In the process of trolling down the trail, I've got myself a really good
case of poison oak. This wonderful plant (not) is absolutely blooming 
here in the overgrown canyons we've been riding in.

I raided Payless last night for any goop that I could find to give 
relief (funnily enough, the best thing that worked, has been a
strong solution of epsom salts and water, liberally applied with
paper towel). I did find some little individually wrapped alcohol
swabs for injection sites. 

Having discovered that apparently poison oak oil doesn't come off 
very well with water, I'm going to try carrying a load of these in my
saddle bag for emergencies... like this Sunday, when I was
gawping at the wonderful view down into the canyon at the Tevis 
trail on the other side, and Provo walked my arm straight through a 
particularly fine poison oak bush specimen on Sunday... sigh.

Anyone tried this idea?

(that and I have to remember to bring plastic bags to put the
contaminated clothes in before getting in the truck to go home 
- I'm sure I've smeared poison oak all over the inside of my truck...)
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Lucy Chaplin Trumbull - elsie@calweb.com
Repotted english person in Sacramento, CA 
http://www.calweb.com/~elsie

with Mouse and Provo
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