Lake Richie algae bloom

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Lake Richie algae bloom

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Algae bloom reported at Lake Richie.

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Ok, now I am curious. What will happen to the GRT traffic if blooms start happening at critical water sources along the way (Hatchet Lake for instance)? Will this effectively split the island”culture” in two as hikers have to carry two days worth of water, or hike extended distances between good water sources, leading to less hikers doing an end-to-end hike?
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Bobcat1 wrote: Thu Jun 30, 2022 11:55 pm Ok, now I am curious. What will happen to the GRT traffic if blooms start happening at critical water sources along the way (Hatchet Lake for instance)? Will this effectively split the island”culture” in two as hikers have to carry two days worth of water, or hike extended distances between good water sources, leading to less hikers doing an end-to-end hike?
Last time through there was a creek just north of Hatchet that crosses the greenstone trail. Also to my knowledge Desor and Hatchet have not been hit with a bloom. Size?
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Re: Lake Richie algae bloom

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Bobcat1 wrote: Thu Jun 30, 2022 11:55 pm hikers have to carry two days worth of water, or hike extended distances between good water sources, leading to less hikers doing an end-to-end hike?
If someone is set on doing an end to end hike (which it seems like a lot are, especially the large number of people coming recently just to say they did it), carrying extra water isn't terrible. I've schlumped 2.5 gallons of water on several segments in the past due to blooms that showed up too late to change the itinerary.
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