[pct-l] --and now water!

[ftclp at uaf.edu (Christin L. Pruett)]

I got sick right around this area also.  Hmmm... I'm betting I was later
than you.  I wonder where I (we) picked it up?  I bailed out at Walker
Pass and went into Riverside to visit a clinic.  Kind of sucks to be sick
right before heading into the Sierra.  Christy
>
> On Feb 3, 2005, at 1:23 PM, backpack45scb wrote:
>> Pioneer Mall trailhead and San
>> Felipe Creek sources appear to be gross so be prepared to
>> filter/treat.
>
> When I hiked last year I made it a goal to avoid using
> water caches as much as possible.  Sort of a self-reliance
> thing.  I was still in this mode at Sissors crossing and
> so I filtered and treated the water from the San Felipe
> Creek with no adverse affects.  I thought the water was
> rather clear from a visual standpoint, Pioneer Mail was worse.
>
> Note, this is not my normal practice.  I try to avoid any
> water sources that are at lower elevation and/or near roads
> and/or civilization.
>
> There were several caches last year that were empty or quite
> low when I passed so I was happy to have planned around that.
>
> I did break down and use a few water caches along the way:
> 	Kelso Valley Road
> 	Bird Springs Pass
> 	Cache-22 (Hat Creek Rim)
>
> Maybe a couple others.  In all cases I had very recent and
> reliable information that there would be water at the caches.
>
> On a side note, I came down with some 48-hour GI problem
> the night before Kelso Valley road and ended up taking a
> zero-day at Bird Springs Pass (yes a zero day in the middle
> of the desert).
>
> You might think this a bit crazy but I actually enjoyed cold
> juice, popsicles, fruit and even watched one of the Lord of
> the Rings movies when I wasn't squatting behind a Joshua tree
> all thanks to Craig Rogers (a.k.a Computer).
>
> For about a week, Bird Spring Pass became Bird Spring Pass
> *Resort*. Computer hauled in a trailer load of goodies
> including a generator to power the refrigerator.  Endless
> quantities of cold drinks, sandwich fixings, and of course
> a computer on which to watch DVDs!
>
> My hardest hiking day ever (20 miles in the *hot* desert,
> weak with a fever) ended up with this unexpected view:
>
> http://www.pbase.com/gwright/image/31924565
>
> The end of my zero day at Bird Spring Pass Resort had this view:
>
> http://www.pbase.com/gwright/image/31924567
>
> Many thanks Computer!
>
>
>
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Christin L. Pruett
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