[pct-l] RE: Water at Walker Pass

[kdpo at pacbell.net (Ken Powers)]

We learned a valuable lesson at Walker Pass in 2000. We arrived at the
campground at about noon and decided to hitch to Onyx to eat. We had some
trouble getting a ride (lots of tourists in mobil homes). Finally got our
ride to Onyx and ate food from the small grocery. Then got a ride back with
Bush Pilot, who was getting off the trail.

When we arrived back at the campground we went straight to the water faucet.
It was dry! Now what? We decided to think about our next step as we walked
up to the pass. When we arrived at the pass there was one car there with a
man sleeping in the car. We crossed the road and started holding out our
empty bottles toward passing motorists to show our problem. We looked back
down past the pass and saw the sleeping motorist was now standing outside
his car draining a bottle of water into his mouth!

We ran down toward him and explained that we were hikers and needed water.
Did he have any to spare? This trail angel gave us his remaining five
3/4-liter bottles and would not let us pay for them. He told us he would
just stop at the next WalMart and buy more.

Our lesson was to check for available water before going into town. Our
Walker Pass experience worked out well, but it could easily have turned into
another difficult hitch into Onyx.

Ken
http://home.pacbell.net/kdpo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marshall Karon" <m.karon@comcast.net>
To: "Randy Forsland" <randy_forsland@hotmail.com>; "'PCT List'"
<pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] RE: Water at Walker Pass


> 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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