Filtered water… for what

Words cause our brains to make certain associations. For example, water is supposed to be fresh to be best.

So I find the following marketing posted by water fount to be interesting. First, Princeton University wants people to think their water is “fresh” but really, it’s filtered. Second, they don’t really advertise what is filtered out. The EPA report designates Princeton city water as containing PFAS chemicals. So, does the filtering actually solve that problem? It makes me wonder if drinking local is really healthy.

What is local water at Princeton?
Page from EPA report.

German Waters

One thing that I had not even factored into my upcoming move, and my trip to Germany was a change in the taste of water. Our water in Eugene at Baker Boulevard is simply the best. It might be the copper pipes, but it taste fresh.

So I decided to test out two German waters and compare it with the Evian water.

The Evian water tastes mineral-infused, rather than fresh-glacial. The one on the left, in the glass bottle, has the strongest mineral taste. Mostly I bought it for the glass bottle over the plastics, but it is also not to my tastes.

Long Bike Rides

I'd like to do a Bike ride from Eugene, to Bend, OR via Willamette Pass on 58 and then return to Eugene via McKinnzie Pass on 126. 289 miles in total. Here is a map: https://goo.gl/maps/g6xWQCTHhrJ2 . The thing is I will need water. When I did my trip from Sisters to Eugene a few years ago water management was my issue during the ride (as well as fruit acquisition).

Here are some links for Hydration systems I am gathering information on: