[pct-l] water purification

[Greg Kesselring]

Hi Last Cookie,

I'm pretty picky about water that I don't filter.  That said, most of 
the time when I do carry a filter, I end up not using it because the 
North Cascades have such abundant water sources. 

My criteria are that it must be free flowing (I don't drink unfiltered 
water from lakes or tarns), it must be near the source (not far from 
where it comes out of the ground or out of a snowfield or glacier), and 
I'm relatively sure that humans don't camp near where the water is 
coming from.

I've done this for more than 20 years in our back country (North 
Cascades, meaning mountains between I-90 and the Canadian border) and 
have never had a problem.

Greg

Piroska Balogh wrote:
> ...

> For those of you who don't purify everything, how do you pick what to  
> purify? Do you purify from big lakes? Does anyone know what the rate  
> of diagnosed giardia/ cryptosporidium infection is on the PCT?
>
> This is one of those fun topics that can be discussed forever. I like  
> hearing other people's opinions and experiences since it helps me  
> refine and rethink my own choices.
>
> Last Cookie
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