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17-OCT-2009

20091017_0160...My backpack "leaked"

Arches National Park

I got the sidewalk wet when I shook out my large daypack, which had a puddle inside. The water came
from my Platypus water bladder. It and the drinking tube were inside my pack with everything else.
(At the trailhead I planned to set up the drinking tube outside the pack for normal use.)

Something in the pack had pinched the drinking tube's bite valve, causing water to flow
out, creating a puddle at the bottom of the pack. Stuff at the bottom of the pack got
wet: my rain parka was drenched. I discovered this mess when I pulled the drinking
tube out of the pack to fasten it to a shoulder strap. What a bummer!

After emptying the pack, I turned it upside down and the water poured out. I went hiking
with my smaller pack. During the hike I laid my soggy rain parka on the rock to dry out.

Photographed at the trailhead parking lot at Delicate Arch Viewpoint.
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Nikon D80
1/250s f/14.0 at 18.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Lee G04-Nov-2009 18:02
I hope your bladder was repairable.
Interesting to see the parking lot near empty of tourists. When I was there we had to circle the lot for 15 or so minutes, waiting for a spot.
The Third Side03-Nov-2009 22:55
For a moment, I thought perhaps Joe Tripod was just marking his territory.
John Cooper03-Nov-2009 21:39
At least the sun is shining, and it looks warm (whatever that is).
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