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The stream from Malpais Spring is very shallow, so I try digging a hole deep enough to accommodate the end of my water filter

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6417-malpais-spring.jpg Near the source of Malpais Spring is a moist, grassy area that's probably underwater during wetter periodsThumbnailsJust above Malpais Spring is another thicket area with lots of willows, and these upright bushes that I don't recognizeNear the source of Malpais Spring is a moist, grassy area that's probably underwater during wetter periodsThumbnailsJust above Malpais Spring is another thicket area with lots of willows, and these upright bushes that I don't recognizeNear the source of Malpais Spring is a moist, grassy area that's probably underwater during wetter periodsThumbnailsJust above Malpais Spring is another thicket area with lots of willows, and these upright bushes that I don't recognizeNear the source of Malpais Spring is a moist, grassy area that's probably underwater during wetter periodsThumbnailsJust above Malpais Spring is another thicket area with lots of willows, and these upright bushes that I don't recognizeNear the source of Malpais Spring is a moist, grassy area that's probably underwater during wetter periodsThumbnailsJust above Malpais Spring is another thicket area with lots of willows, and these upright bushes that I don't recognize

Hmmm... not sure I can get any water here without significant work. The hole I dig is in sand so soft that the stream instantly disappears into it instead of accumulating! I refill my hole and continue onward a bit disappointed.