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Well, here it is, Summit Spring, Mojave National Preserve, a disgusting concentrate of cow shit and water

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4428-summit-spring.jpg I see a moist drainage channel nearby, which I presume comes from Summit SpringThumbnailsI'm thirsty, but I wait until I get up the hill away from stinky Summit Spring before guzzling more waterI see a moist drainage channel nearby, which I presume comes from Summit SpringThumbnailsI'm thirsty, but I wait until I get up the hill away from stinky Summit Spring before guzzling more waterI see a moist drainage channel nearby, which I presume comes from Summit SpringThumbnailsI'm thirsty, but I wait until I get up the hill away from stinky Summit Spring before guzzling more waterI see a moist drainage channel nearby, which I presume comes from Summit SpringThumbnailsI'm thirsty, but I wait until I get up the hill away from stinky Summit Spring before guzzling more waterI see a moist drainage channel nearby, which I presume comes from Summit SpringThumbnailsI'm thirsty, but I wait until I get up the hill away from stinky Summit Spring before guzzling more water

Usually, I like to linger at a desert spring and enjoy the specialness of moisture in a dry country. But not here at Summit Spring. The scent of the rotting cow shit is sickening in the hot sun and the flies buzzing around it are annoying.