Bayou Bat's

Not much luck at the auctions. The first location had huge lockers with lots of miscellaneous goods. The lockers sold cheap, but these lockers would result in a lot of work for the buyers. The second location had great items, which sold at decent prices, but still too rich for my blood.

While on the NW side of town I stopped at REI for a water purification system. I’m been considering a filter (pump), but they are large and most filters have a short life span. After talking to a few “fast-packers”, including Catra I decided to go with a Steri-stick. Steri sticks use UV light to kill the bad stuff AND they are small, less expensive, and last for more than 8,000 liters of water. The only bad part is the lack of filtration. In the mountains of Colorado this won’t be an issue, but I’m concerned about the murky waters of Texas. The combo set I bought comes with a filter that you place on top of a Nalgene bottle. This will keep the big chunks out, but the salesman said if the sedimentation is bad I'll probably taste it. As nerds often do, I read a lot of reviews. It seems people either 100% love steri-sticks, or they whole-heartdly hate them. I’ll be able to provide an answer to that question in a couple weeks.

While at REI, I couldn’t resist looking at the hiking boots. I should have never done this, because I fell in love with a pair of Lowa Renegade II’s. They were so comfortable I didn’t want to take them off, but at $210, I didn’t have that option. I suppose I’ll add the boots to my dream list…

Andrea and I walked the bayou’s between Walnut Drive and Northpark Drive. The cool weather made for a pleasant walk. As the sun was setting a couple of bat’s kept buzzing by my head. It was exhilarating, but at times they made me nervous.

Walk:
4.93 miles
1:31:47
18:37 pace