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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / Fall 2012: Mojave National Preserve bicycle-camping and hiking, Lanfair Valley loop / End of day 4: Piute Gorge hike to Piute Spring to filter water /
I push my way through the willows and locate Piute Creek, then filter some drinking water just before dark
It's always exciting to discover a new spring, especially when it turns out to be a good one, since my life depends on it. The small babbling brook here is so significant in this dry landscape.