[pct-l] RE: Water at Walker Pass

[m.karon at comcast.net (Marshall Karon)]

In 2000 we also experienced no water at Walker Pass. Locals said nearby
farmers came with tankers and drained off the water for their own use. We
were told that the tanks need to be supplied by off site water, not by any
well or spring. Not sure if this is correct or not - just what we heard.
Some trail angels had set out some jugs of water, but not enough. We didn't
see water anywhere else nearby. We hitched down to Onyx (harder to get down
than back up).

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randy Forsland" <randy_forsland@hotmail.com>
To: "'PCT List'" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] RE: Kennedy Meadows Start


> It had been shut off for a spell in early June...Angels had established
> water caches there to make up for the shortfall though. When I went thru
> with Sunburn and Shutterbug (approx 6/9), it was on again.
>
> I never heard the reasons for the shutoff . Maybe Donna or some of the
> others could shed some light.
>
> Redwood
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Ellinwood" <rellinwood@worldnet.att.net>
> To: "'John Brennan'" <john@outrightradio.org>; "'PCT List'"
> <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 6:59 AM
> Subject: RE: [pct-l] RE: Kennedy Meadows Start
>
>
> > John Brennan writes: " you'd be advised to leave Onyx with full water
> > containers since
> > the well, and thus the water, at Walker Pass campground was not on in
> > 2003."
> >
> > Whoa...  Do you actually mean not on at ALL???  Or just when you went
> > through?  And when was that?   Do others know...was the water off all
> > season at Walker Pass CG??  Yikes!
> >
> > Related to that, I have heard that there may be natural water (small
> > spring) in a ravine near the Walker Pass CG.  Has anyone ever seen or
> > used it?
> >
> >
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