[pct-l] Water Caches and springs Tehachapi Pass to Walker Pass

[willis.p at comcast.net (Peggy Willis)]

After leaving the trail at the end of May, Trail Dog and Marmot returned to 
complete our PCT section hike from Campo to Walker Pass, hiking Section E 
Tehachapi Pass to Walker Pass the last week of August.  We started in triple 
digit temperatures.  At that time, the seasonal streams were dry.  The data 
book water sources still had water.  Below are the details on the water 
sources then.

8/27/05 Walker Pass Trailhead Campground had lots of water from two faucets.

8/26/05 McIvers Spring had strong flow from pipe near McIvers Cabin.

8/25/05 Bird Spring Pass cache had 10 gallons of water.

8/24/05 Kelso Vally Road cache had 50 liters of water.

8/24/05 Landers Camp Fire tank (0.3 mile N down a dirt road SNF 29S05) was 
full and had good clear water flowing well from a pipe.
8/24/05 Concrete dam of spring uphill from PCT was full and fairly clear.

8/23/05 Robin Bird Spring had an excellent flow.  Go through the gate on the 
far side of the fence to get to the spring.

8/23/05 Cottonwood Creek log footbridge was gone; creek had stagnant muddy 
pools.

8/22/05 Golden Oak Spring had an adequate flow into a water trough from a 
pipe.  We filtered and treated the water directly from the pipe.  Cows had 
been through the area.

8/21/05 No water cache at Tehachapi Pass.

Hope this is useful to SOBO thruhikers.

Marmot








SOBO seeking info re water availability in Southern California.
what do you know and when did you
know it?  :-)