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I get out my water filter and pump a few litres of water from Keystone Spring

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5269-keystone-spring.jpg I encounter a dense thicket of willows, or Desert willows (chilopsis), so I climb up the hill a bit to detour around itThumbnailsI go for a walk to see what the chute looks like from aboveI encounter a dense thicket of willows, or Desert willows (chilopsis), so I climb up the hill a bit to detour around itThumbnailsI go for a walk to see what the chute looks like from aboveI encounter a dense thicket of willows, or Desert willows (chilopsis), so I climb up the hill a bit to detour around itThumbnailsI go for a walk to see what the chute looks like from aboveI encounter a dense thicket of willows, or Desert willows (chilopsis), so I climb up the hill a bit to detour around itThumbnailsI go for a walk to see what the chute looks like from aboveI encounter a dense thicket of willows, or Desert willows (chilopsis), so I climb up the hill a bit to detour around itThumbnailsI go for a walk to see what the chute looks like from aboveI encounter a dense thicket of willows, or Desert willows (chilopsis), so I climb up the hill a bit to detour around itThumbnailsI go for a walk to see what the chute looks like from above

There's no shade here at the spring itself, so pumping water in 90 degrees and full sun feels like more work than the hike to get up the hill! Still, it's a quiet desert-wilderness moment, ultimately enjoyable.