I was told it was an artesian well - no beavers pooing in there...
Artesian well water is excellent! But if it's not artesian, well, then,
I'll pass :)
Adam
Greg Madden wrote:
> On Monday 22 May 2006 17:51, Adam bultman wrote:
>
>> Hey everybody.
>>
>> I've driven down turnagain arm a ton of times, and most times, I've
>> seen pipes coming out of the rock there with water coming out. Many
>> times, I've seen people there, either hanging out, or collecting it in
>> water jugs, and once, a bikini photoshoot (and it was cold that day).
>>
>> I'm going camping soon, and it'd be nice to have some decent tasting
>> water instead of the crud that comes out of the pipes in my house.
>>
>> I've googled for it's location, but cannot find it - even when I
>> include 'bikini photoshoot' in the search terms, and I'm loathe to
>> spend a few hours driving up and down turnagain arm looking for a pipe
>> that may no longer be there.
>>
>> If you know where it is, please, let me know so I can begin to harness
>> the power of water coming out of pipes.
>>
>
> I can't remember the location (MP) of the pipe, but.., it is not
> recommended to drink the water. It may seem 'pristine' upstream from the
> pipe but animal waste, dead animals included, adds that little bit of
> bacteria that can ruin a few days. Most wilderness campers these days,
> afaik, carry water filtration equipment.
>
> Check out (google) Giardiasis ("Beaver Fever")
>
> FWIW, I have consumed lots of 'beaver water' out of necessity, it won't
> kill you :-)
>
>
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