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I hear a trickle of water somewhere nearby, so I walk past the yellow mesquite blooms into the patch of yerba mansa flowers

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03846-pachalka-spring.jpg Before sundown, I go for another short walk over to Pachalka SpringThumbnailsThere it is, Pachalka Spring, bubbling up from a pipe in the middle of the yerba mansa patchBefore sundown, I go for another short walk over to Pachalka SpringThumbnailsThere it is, Pachalka Spring, bubbling up from a pipe in the middle of the yerba mansa patchBefore sundown, I go for another short walk over to Pachalka SpringThumbnailsThere it is, Pachalka Spring, bubbling up from a pipe in the middle of the yerba mansa patchBefore sundown, I go for another short walk over to Pachalka SpringThumbnailsThere it is, Pachalka Spring, bubbling up from a pipe in the middle of the yerba mansa patchBefore sundown, I go for another short walk over to Pachalka SpringThumbnailsThere it is, Pachalka Spring, bubbling up from a pipe in the middle of the yerba mansa patch

I keep watching for snakes, as this seems like a perfect place for them to loiter inconspicuously. I've seen several huge black bees in the area, but no snakes yet.