Shawn W. Baker wrote: > > Walt wrote: > >Also the "pee in the river not on the shore" advise > >given to river runners has cleaned up the campsites and shores. > >Walt > >Park City, UT > > What?!?!?! > Someone downstream has to drink from that river! Don't you think deer, > elk, and bears pee on the shore? I think improper disposal of solid > waste (#2) and toilet paper is the bigger problem--pee at least 100 feet > from water!!!! I don't want to have to hope my MSR filter will filter > out the stuff your bladder didn't want anymore!! > > Peeing in the ocean is a different story than peeing in a "fresh" water > source. > > Shawn A major reason to NOT pee on the shore(fresh or salt area), is the salt content in it. In some areas it can attract animals and they can cause damage by trying to get the salt and minerals. It's not as simple as take on pictures, leave on tracks, anymore. James *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Sep 28 1999 - 10:00:50 PDT
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