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| The DVD cover to the film by George Desort |
Usually my artist crushes are related to the mediums I work in, this one however, shares subject matter. In this case, art about where I live. I thought it might also be nice to pick an artist for this week that some of you *cough*dad*cough* might relate too a little more.
Links!
http://www.youtube.com/user/gmdesort
http://vimeo.com/user1556409
http://www.fortunatewilderness.com/index.html
Winter Study Water Retrieval Isle Royale:
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All of that pristine snow around them, and they chip a hole in the frozen lake to get water?
Is lake water really much cleaner than Isle Royal snow? I mean, if something urinated/defecated in the snow, they could just avoid that spot. Certainly, lots of animals go potty in the lake, year round!
Maybe it's because snow is too voluminous. However, the ease of just walking outside and scooping up a bunch should make up for that.
You don't have to melt lake water over the campfire once you have a hole. It may look like a lot of snow as well, but remember, 1" of rain is about equal to 1' of snow, so it would pretty much have to be one person's job to melt snow all day to get enough water for everyone.
ReplyDeleteLake Superior water is in fact, some of the cleanest water you can get at. There government regulations that require water taken from an open source to have a certain amount of chlorine in it. When Isle Royale takes water from the lake, they have to muddy it with clay because otherwise it's too clean for the chlorine to adhere properly. So it could be cleaner than the snow, but you would probably have to take some measurements to be sure.
Snow contains heavy metals from the atmosphere. Winter enthusiasts are usually cautioned from drinking/eating it.
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