Jack wrote: >glacial streams carry huge >amounts of glacial "dust" --- there's a technical term for it that I've lost >at the moment --- It's not very technical, but is "rock flour" the term you were thinking of? Cheers Philip T. **************************************** Mountain Equipment Co-op 1655 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 1K1 Tel: 640-732-1989 Fax: 604-731-6483 email: pid_at_mec.ca Visit our website at: http://www.mec.ca ***************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 98-10-16 18:25:01 EDT, pid_at_mec.ca writes: << >glacial streams carry huge >amounts of glacial "dust" --- there's a technical term for it that I've lost >at the moment --- It's not very technical, but is "rock flour" the term you were thinking of? >> No, that's not the term I heard the stuff called. But I know I must have taken on at least two pounds of the stuff per day! Will keep thinking --- but thanks! Jack *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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