[pct-l] Tehachapi Pass to Landers Meadow

[Herb Stroh]

Ah, the joys of finding water in the desert! 

Years ago we were hiking a section of the Grand Enchantment Trail and were desperate for water. Trail notes suggested a general location, and we could smell it but not find it. Finally I said, "lets follow the cows." Sure enough, we found the biggest clot of cows and there in the middle was a dirty water hole. We chased them off and filled up. Filtered it AND treated it and it still tasted like the floor of a barn. But it kept us going and we did not get sick.

Herb

-----Original Message-----
From: Pct-L [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Sabrina Harrison
Sent: Monday, May 8, 2017 3:27 PM
To: Joe Roth <jroth2353 at gmail.com>
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net; Jim Bravo <jimbravo2 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tehachapi Pass to Landers Meadow

Oh my. I can see I'm going to have to toughen up. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 8, 2017, at 4:29 PM, Joe Roth <jroth2353 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Last fall golden oak was a slow drip only. I corrected this by removing a dead snake which was partly blocking the filter and shaking the filter both located inside the concrete tank. Also saved 2 frogs which were trapped in the tank.
> 🐸🐸
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On May 7, 2017, at 6:02 PM, Jim Bravo <jimbravo2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> David:
> 
> The North access to Jawbone Canyon Road is via Piute Mountain Road, as 
> you know, which is closed at Sorrell Peak. The winter took a heavy 
> toll on those sandy road soils. Major damage. Kern County road 
> maintenance is currently grading the mountain from East to West, 
> according to their manager, with no set opening date. Here's a link to 
> the Kern Co. website showing road closures:
> 
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__roads.kerndsa.com_
> road-2Dstatus-2Dclosures&d=DQIGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_Cd
> pgnVfiiMM&r=ouoU-5bWB1hGSQsVF7qHade7G0U6SKCUqXI8nbm_amI&m=PQ9dY6YrPEPp
> u2vxQOJA8NRaCN4TWWsiXv3sjUZCF84&s=GYhzhsmFL-5QvB4mxAD5WZS41fMe2vwp2qeq
> -M3N-1E&e=
> 
> I'll be finishing Section F up there pretty soon, myself, so don't 
> drink all the water at Golden Oak! May see you on trail. Good luck 
> with your upcoming hikes, and be safe out there!
> 
> Jim
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