Bailey Range Traverse,  Olympic National Park,  Jul 26, 2007 - Aug 1, 2007     page 53 / 97

I found a beautiful stream, cold snow melt pouring down the hillside. We were running a bit low on water purification tablets. This was likely a safe stream to drink from. I reached down with both hands and scooped up an icy cold drink of water. I did this several times. I hadn't drunk untreated water in years. There’s nothing like really pure, cold water right out of the mountain stream!