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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>1) Distance</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>- hiked entire PCT and entire CDT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>2) Treatment</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>- On PCT treated nearly everything; much less in the
mountain sections of the CDT. </FONT></DIV>- used chlorine bleach. I take 1000mg
vitamin C as an antioxidant to offset the hypochlorite oxidant. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>- I intended to treat water in the evening and then uncap
it all night to let chlorine escape, but rarely did.</FONT></DIV>- Tested Aqua
Mira on one CDT section. Too expensive for me; the time and complication wasn't
too bad.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>3) Next time</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>- I'd treat much less, treating very
few mountain streams and springs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>- I'd stick to bleach; it's very easy and cheap --I
carried a tiny bottle in my pocket and could refill my water bottle in under a
minute without even dropping my pack. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Steady Sr</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>