[pct-l] Section D water report updates
Ralph Alcorn
rbalcorn at gmail.com
Wed May 2 22:38:37 CDT 2007
D1 - 347.9 Bike Spring (as you ascend north side of canyon) dry. 14
gal at cache on 4/23/07 backpack45
D3 - 364.6 Guffy Campground - spring directly downhill from tank in
campground, but easier access from side trail about 50 yards south of
campground. Spring utm 0439545, 3800530 elev 7724. flowing out of pipe
about 1 gal per min on 4/25/07
D4 - 370.5 - Grassy Hollow Visitor Center - on 4/25/07 water on and
toliets open in campground. GMan told us that when he went thru on
4/26/07, water off, facilities closed.
D4 371.6 - Jackson Falt Group Campground - GMan said water off on 4/26/07.
D5 - 375.7 - Lamel Spring - on 4/26/07 pool under wire near full and pumpable.
D6 - 383.8 - Little Jimmy Spring - good flow out of pipe - on 4/27/07
D7 - Frog Detour - appeared to be water with a box and large pipe with
spigot on west side of road after 1st ski area. Check each gully -
will be obvious. 4/27/07
D7 - Frog Detour - end of detour not marked No sign for Buckhorn
campground. We walked all the way to Cloudburst Summit looking for
sign.
D8 - 400.7 - Camp Glenwood - got water from lower tank - 4/28/07
D8 - 406.7 Sulpher Springs Campground water source - big pools of
water, no surface water, but pumped and tasted ok. Camped at
campground and hiked back here to get water on 4/28/07.
D8 - 406.9 - Sulpher Springs Campground - at sandy circle, big pools,
looked ok. At campground, looked gross on 4/28/07
D8 - 407 - seasonal stream - dry 4/29/07.
D9 - 410.6 - Fiddleneck Spring - Seep about 5 ft above trail size of
piepan 1/4 in deep, slow drip in. 4/29/07.
D9 - 411.1 - Fountainhead Spring - pool size of shallow washbasin,
running water sound, pumpable - 4/29/07.
D9- 418.5 - Mill Creek Trailhead - dry - bathrooms locked, 4/29/07.
D9 - 418.7 - Mill Creek Summit Ranger Station - water on, fireman
there said station was closing in 2 weeks. 4/30/07.
D11 - 430.7 - Messenger Flats Campground - no water - 5/1/07
D11 - 432.2 - Moody Canyon Road - running water for about 25 feet, 50
feet up the trail from the road. Appears pumpable. 5/1/07.
D12 - 436.2 - North Fork Ranger Station - water on - 5/1/07.
D12 - 440.2 - Mattox Canyon - dry - 5/2/07
D13 - 444.2 - Robins Nest RV Park - open with water, $8 per person 5/2/07
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Ralph Alcorn
http://www.backpack45.com/camino2.html
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