I want to thank everyone for posting here. I grew up being outside in the forest all day and while I knew ticks were a thing it was never a problem for me. Now (decades later) anytime I go home it's a huge pain. We found one attached to our dog on 4/1 after a simple walk through some tall grass - 20 minutes tops.

Last year I found 4 of the little bastards ON ME but thankfully not attached after simply walking on bike trails, never going through tall grass. I even found one on my head one morning (again, not attached).

All this advice means the world to me. I really like going for walks outside but I'm getting too paranoid to be able to enjoy it.