[pct-l] Willow Spring water

["Chris Bailey" <hikertrash@earthlink.net>]

Original  message:

>Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 15:29:10 EST
>From: Charcholla@aol.com
>Subject: [pct-l] Willow Spring (Section F) Water

>Willow Spring appears on map F9 in the PCT Guide. According to the above
message, Willow Spring was "improved ... several years ago." 

>Did anyone on this list visit Willow Spring in 1998? What is your opinion
of
Willow Spring's water quality (assuming you were there since the
"improvement")?

Charlie:  We camped at Willow Spring last year.  The springbox is
well-protected from the masses of cattle that frequent the place and the
delivery system worked well.  We still filtered though, mostly just because
all the cows around gave us the eebeegeebee's.  Though the pond looks
inviting from way up on the trail, when you get down to it, it's
disgusting.  There is hardly any cover around to get out of the sun and the
camping ain't great either.  Plus its kind of a long, sandy walk to and
fro.  Some (north-bound) hikers were bushwacking to Willow Spring as soon
as they could see it from the trail (near Hill 5402 in Section 25 between
Mayan Peak and Pinyon Mountain), using one of the multitudes of cow paths. 
You can also sort of angle back to the trail on SC111, rather than
retracing your steps back up SC103 like we did.  ("Hey, how'd you guys get
in front of us?")

Hope this helps
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