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Originally Posted by Xist
Weird. Many bottled water companies have glacier in the name. I did a quick Google search and just read that you should read cloudy glacier water.
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Yes, the heavy glacial ice grinds on sloped mountain rocks, putting small, (suspended?) rock particles of any uncontrolled elements & compounds in glacial waters. As stated, that pool of beautiful, crystal clear & cold water was too tempting, on my hot ascending mountain hike, not to take a few sips. Bet that pool was used by any animals in the region, too.
One bit of advice, if you do drink from a stream. Afterwards, don't go upstream. Once, I drank from a stream AND then explored above the creek. Within 50 yards of the place I drank, I came across a dead deer..... plunk on the side of the stream. i never got sick, but I sure felt sick, thinking about that dead deer. There is a cowboy song about the same subject....maybe more than one.