Re: Cryptosporidium prevalance in the canyon
I know a family friend who had a serious cryptosporidium case after a rivertrip and probable connection was from a stop on the Little Colorado as this was a...
Doug Nering 2011-10-03 19:56:43 #66892
Re: Cryptosporidium prevalance in the canyon
Once I drank a rain pocket out of the top of a Supai boulder. No filter. I'll tell ya, I've never had a stomach ache that bad... ever! Luckily, it didn't...
mr.atwood 2011-10-03 19:16:23 #66891
Re: SPOT devices
I agree about not wanting to communicate with people while out in the backcountry. I don't really want internet or phone service out there, so I don't plan on...
Bill Cathey 2011-10-03 18:30:45 #66890
Re: North Rim questions
Thanks alot for that, Tom. I did not take that into account. I just assumed they were both Pacific Time. So my plane will land in Las Vegas less than 2 hours...
Bill Cathey 2011-10-03 18:30:27 #66889
Re: North Rim questions
Thanks, John.
Yes, I will be checking a bag with most of my gear, but I prefer to avoid giving TSA an excuse to open it up, if I can avoid it.
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Bill Cathey 2011-10-03 18:30:07 #66888
Re: Cryptosporidium prevalance in the canyon
I'm told from a very reliable source that years of water sampling have never yielded a cryptosporidium finding in Grand Canyon. I also know people who drink...
rich_rudow 2011-10-03 18:15:23 #66887
Re: Cryptosporidium prevalance in the canyon
Aqua Mira is my new back up in place of iodine. More expensive, but tastes good. Remember the colder the water, the longer it has to sit.
Josh
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JoshC 2011-10-03 17:54:44 #66886
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