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Water treatment methods and their effectiveness

1 February 2015 / Backpacking, Outdoor Gear, Walking / backpacking, camping, lightweight backpacking, lightweight camping, outdoor gear, water, water treatment, wild camping

Whilst browsing Pinterest this morning I found a excellent document published by the USA government organisation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about water treatment methods. This is a particularly useful, one page pdf description about the ways to treat water when wild camping and their effectiveness against various water borne pathogens.

Water treatment methods

a guide for individuals intending to use untreated or poorly treated water as a drinking source

Link to the CDC page – A Guide to Drinking Water Treatment and Sanitation for Backcountry & Travel Use.

More about water – Backpacking water, bottles and bladders

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Winter Walking – Loch Morlich

21 January 2015 / Photography, Travel, Walking / black and white, iPhone photography, Loch Morlich, Scotland, snow, walking

Today I went out to Loch Morlich and walked some of the Old Logging Trail, along the snow covered shore of the Loch and joined the two up with some forest paths.

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Walking in Craigellachie National Nature Reserve

19 January 2015 / Outdoor Gear, Photography, Travel, Walking / Aviemore, Craigellachie National Nature Reserve, iPhone photography, MSR titanium mug, Scandinavian Village, Scotland, snow, tea, walking

Craigellachie National Nature Reserve

The weather this morning was bright and clear – excellent for walking in the snow, as long as you take gloves, hat, warm jacket, decent boots, thick socks, etc, etc.

The snow in most places was a couple of inches deep although from time to time it was much deeper.

My boot sunk in more than a foot of snow

Craigellachie National Nature Reserve is a short walk from Scandinavian Village and is very close to Aviemore – it is a great place to explore and take photos.

The lake was frozen and had this mysterious “Superman” logo on the ice.

I cleared the snow from the end of a bench and had a brew up, using my MSR Titanium mug and Alpkit Kraku stove, a great lightweight and efficient combination in the cold weather. Hot tea and cake, sitting in the winter sun shine.

I forgot to pack my sit mat so I had to sit on my gloves and hat as the icy bench was far to cold to sit on without insulation.

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Winter sun through the trees near Aviemore

19 January 2015 / Photography, Travel, Walking / Aviemore, iPhone photography, Photos 2015, Scotland, snow, walking

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Walking on Morecambe beach

15 January 2015 / Photography, Travel, Walking / iPhone photography, Morecambe, Morecambe Bay, tea, walking

With more extremely high winds and storms forecast for the afternoon I took advantage of a sunny, bright and only breezy morning to walk along the beach at Morecambe.

The tide was a long way out.

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I stopped for tea and a bacon roll at The View Cafe and Vintage Music, on the seafront, it does have a great view across Morecambe Bay. The place mats were a bit unusual.

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Walk to Warton Crag

13 January 2015 / Photography, Travel, Walking / iPhone camera apps, iPhone photography, Morecambe Bay, tea, walking, Warton Crag

The view from Warton Crag across Morecambe Bay towards the Lake District.

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This morning Alex and I walked from Pine Lake out to Warton Crag. Once we were on the top the wind off the sea was so strong that it was difficult to hold the cameras steady, so rather than continuing onto the coast we came back!

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A walk along the Lancaster Canal

12 January 2015 / Photography, Travel, Walking / England, iPhone photography, Lancaster, walking

The day started with a change of plan. Alex and I were going walking up in the Lake District but the extremely high winds, heavy rain and dangerous conditions put a stop to that. So we drove into Lancaster through a storm.

After some time spent in Waterstones, looking at and then buying photography books, and a visit to a cafe, the weather changed enough for a walk.

Rather than wasting the break in the weather driving we walked along the footpath that follows River Lune out from the city centre. On recommendation we headed out to the Lancaster Canal and the Lune Aqueduct. The Lancaster canal was also known as the “Black and White canal as it was used to transport large amounts of white limestone and black coal.