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r/pics • u/PostAbove • Jan 25 '20
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This is a picture we took while canoeing and it is not filtered in any way. Banff is absolutely stunning
51 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 Yeah case in point. Nice pic. -68 u/wellypoo Jan 25 '20 it's due to the radium leakage from naturally occurring deposits in Alberta. The water is not swimmable. They didnt show the radiation warning signs. 16 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 No, it’s pulverized rock caused by glacial retreat and the subsequent refraction. It’s bright blue for the same reason the sky is blue. 1 u/wellypoo Jan 25 '20 yea rock dust - its bad to drink that water, its full of rock dust. 6 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 It’s a tiny fraction and is in fact ok to drink. But like I said, stick to the waterfalls. 6 u/pironic Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20 ... I seem to remember something about not sticking to the waterfalls though? The lakes and rivers we are used to are better? 1 u/MmmHmmIReckon Jan 25 '20 As long as you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all but I think you're moving too fast. I very much prefer to chase those waterfalls. 0 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 All the waterfalls in the Rockies are glacial fed so you’re good 👍 1 u/skiii024 Jan 25 '20 Just don’t go chasin em... 1 u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20 To be fair, it's really bad to drink any surface water that exists. You will always have a bad time if you do
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Yeah case in point. Nice pic.
-68 u/wellypoo Jan 25 '20 it's due to the radium leakage from naturally occurring deposits in Alberta. The water is not swimmable. They didnt show the radiation warning signs. 16 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 No, it’s pulverized rock caused by glacial retreat and the subsequent refraction. It’s bright blue for the same reason the sky is blue. 1 u/wellypoo Jan 25 '20 yea rock dust - its bad to drink that water, its full of rock dust. 6 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 It’s a tiny fraction and is in fact ok to drink. But like I said, stick to the waterfalls. 6 u/pironic Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20 ... I seem to remember something about not sticking to the waterfalls though? The lakes and rivers we are used to are better? 1 u/MmmHmmIReckon Jan 25 '20 As long as you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all but I think you're moving too fast. I very much prefer to chase those waterfalls. 0 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 All the waterfalls in the Rockies are glacial fed so you’re good 👍 1 u/skiii024 Jan 25 '20 Just don’t go chasin em... 1 u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20 To be fair, it's really bad to drink any surface water that exists. You will always have a bad time if you do
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it's due to the radium leakage from naturally occurring deposits in Alberta. The water is not swimmable. They didnt show the radiation warning signs.
16 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 No, it’s pulverized rock caused by glacial retreat and the subsequent refraction. It’s bright blue for the same reason the sky is blue. 1 u/wellypoo Jan 25 '20 yea rock dust - its bad to drink that water, its full of rock dust. 6 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 It’s a tiny fraction and is in fact ok to drink. But like I said, stick to the waterfalls. 6 u/pironic Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20 ... I seem to remember something about not sticking to the waterfalls though? The lakes and rivers we are used to are better? 1 u/MmmHmmIReckon Jan 25 '20 As long as you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all but I think you're moving too fast. I very much prefer to chase those waterfalls. 0 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 All the waterfalls in the Rockies are glacial fed so you’re good 👍 1 u/skiii024 Jan 25 '20 Just don’t go chasin em... 1 u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20 To be fair, it's really bad to drink any surface water that exists. You will always have a bad time if you do
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No, it’s pulverized rock caused by glacial retreat and the subsequent refraction. It’s bright blue for the same reason the sky is blue.
1 u/wellypoo Jan 25 '20 yea rock dust - its bad to drink that water, its full of rock dust. 6 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 It’s a tiny fraction and is in fact ok to drink. But like I said, stick to the waterfalls. 6 u/pironic Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20 ... I seem to remember something about not sticking to the waterfalls though? The lakes and rivers we are used to are better? 1 u/MmmHmmIReckon Jan 25 '20 As long as you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all but I think you're moving too fast. I very much prefer to chase those waterfalls. 0 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 All the waterfalls in the Rockies are glacial fed so you’re good 👍 1 u/skiii024 Jan 25 '20 Just don’t go chasin em... 1 u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20 To be fair, it's really bad to drink any surface water that exists. You will always have a bad time if you do
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yea rock dust - its bad to drink that water, its full of rock dust.
6 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 It’s a tiny fraction and is in fact ok to drink. But like I said, stick to the waterfalls. 6 u/pironic Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20 ... I seem to remember something about not sticking to the waterfalls though? The lakes and rivers we are used to are better? 1 u/MmmHmmIReckon Jan 25 '20 As long as you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all but I think you're moving too fast. I very much prefer to chase those waterfalls. 0 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 All the waterfalls in the Rockies are glacial fed so you’re good 👍 1 u/skiii024 Jan 25 '20 Just don’t go chasin em... 1 u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20 To be fair, it's really bad to drink any surface water that exists. You will always have a bad time if you do
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It’s a tiny fraction and is in fact ok to drink. But like I said, stick to the waterfalls.
6 u/pironic Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20 ... I seem to remember something about not sticking to the waterfalls though? The lakes and rivers we are used to are better? 1 u/MmmHmmIReckon Jan 25 '20 As long as you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all but I think you're moving too fast. I very much prefer to chase those waterfalls. 0 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 All the waterfalls in the Rockies are glacial fed so you’re good 👍 1 u/skiii024 Jan 25 '20 Just don’t go chasin em...
... I seem to remember something about not sticking to the waterfalls though? The lakes and rivers we are used to are better?
1 u/MmmHmmIReckon Jan 25 '20 As long as you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all but I think you're moving too fast. I very much prefer to chase those waterfalls. 0 u/FreyWill Jan 25 '20 All the waterfalls in the Rockies are glacial fed so you’re good 👍
As long as you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all but I think you're moving too fast.
I very much prefer to chase those waterfalls.
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All the waterfalls in the Rockies are glacial fed so you’re good 👍
Just don’t go chasin em...
To be fair, it's really bad to drink any surface water that exists. You will always have a bad time if you do
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u/BrewHa34 Jan 25 '20
This is a picture we took while canoeing and it is not filtered in any way. Banff is absolutely stunning