[pct-l] Tehachapi Pass to Landers Meadow

[Dale McDuffie]

I was just there -- there is a plastic jug catching fresh water from the spring -- you just need to navigate the barbed wire to get to.  Refills in a few minutes.  Good clean water!

The tank houses at least 3 frogs and eggs/tadpoles pretty soon I'm guessing.

Dale

> On May 8, 2017, at 4:22 PM, Herb Stroh <HStroh at sjmslaw.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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