TRs for the San Gabriel Mountains.
RichardK
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by RichardK » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:36 pm
We hiked up to Kellys Camp today, 7/21. There is still water coming from the spring. It took 2 minutes to fill a 24 oz. bottle.
There is a nice view of Telegraph Peak from this trail.
This clown bird was looking for a drink or a handout at Columbine Spring.
HikeUp
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by HikeUp » Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:13 pm
Steller's Jay.
Taco
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by Taco » Sun Jul 22, 2012 1:59 am
Thanks for the update. I appreciate it!
Hikin_Jim
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by Hikin_Jim » Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:31 pm
RichardK wrote: ↑ We hiked up to Kellys Camp today, 7/21. There is still water coming from the spring. It took 2 minutes to fill a 24 oz. bottle.
Wow. That's really low flow. Aren't there two pipes? Was the other pipe equally slow?
HJ
JeffH
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by JeffH » Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:32 pm
I'm glad to see a little water, makes it easier to plan a summer visit. Thanks for checking/reporting.
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RichardK
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by RichardK » Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:23 pm
Hikin_Jim wrote: ↑ Wow. That's really low flow. Aren't there two pipes? Was the other pipe equally slow?HJ
At one time, there were two pipes. Unfortunately, a large tree fell over one of them during the winter of 2010-11. That pipe never produced much anyway. Then the other pipe dried up to a drip. Rangers constructed a new spring box for it last year. It now flows OK depending on the kind of snow year we have. Since this was a low snow year, there is not much water left. How much longer there will be any water at all is anybody's guess.
Hikin_Jim
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by Hikin_Jim » Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:52 pm
OK, so when they replaced the spring box, they only replaced one of the pipes, is that right?
HJ
RichardK
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by RichardK » Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:59 pm
Hikin_Jim wrote: ↑ OK, so when they replaced the spring box, they only replaced one of the pipes, is that right?
HJ
That is correct. The other pipe was under a downed tree.