HIKING -- The ticks are out in the scablands around the region, and they're thirsty.

Spokane hiker, writer and photographer Aaron Theisen offers this observation from his vast experience: 

"Never go to a dinner party directly from an early-spring hike, unless you want to entertain guests with the old 'watch a tick crawl out of my shirt collar' trick."

Click here to read my detailed primer on hiking and recreating in tick country.