St. Ignatius's water supply is contaminated with E. coli, but this spring a few miles outside town runs clean and cold, straight out of the mountain. I would have missed it if it weren't for a couple of locals filling up water bottles here.
Day 124
A mountain spring
July 28th, 2010
Love it! We used to make my parents stop at a spring like this one every time we went to my grandparents house! The water was always so good!
but it does look like the water is coming out of a pvc pipe. hmmm..this is cool. Many a person makes a garden pond to look just like this. Drink only the best water Matt….don’t need the runs…this is a walking adventure after all.
Jeff don’t you know mountains grow with pvc pipe coming out of them? with spring water running through it? My whatever will we do with you! ha ha.
I often wonder too how and who puts the pipes in these hillsides. Especially because they seem to be off the beaten path and sticking out of a rock. I’ve been to one here but it’s been a long time ago. Don’t know who does it but I bet it’s the fairies that live in the forests.
Nothing like good cold spring water. It is so refreshing but was it 99.9% pure? Only your local creamatory owner knows for sure. Must be OK because I do not see any rental storage buildings for the ashes.
You do have to be careful with these springs but the locals always know if they are safe – they are still alive after drinking it so GO FOR IT!
ummmm…. fresh spring water…. glad you didn’t miss it.
Is the bottle in the weeds there so one can get a drink if they don’t have a bottle? lol. Must be nice to get fresh spring water. Hope it’s safe and delicious.
You haven’t tasted fantastic water until you get to Paradise. Just a few more miles down the road from where you are now. WOW! Comes from a high mountain lake that they say has gold in the bottom (or so the locals tell it.) Best water. Enjoy!
Yummy. Now I’m thirsty. *L*