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The water that drips out from under the tree roots at Cottonwood Spring flows over this rock as a clear shiny film

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09272-water-rock-800px.jpg I walk back down to Cottonwood Spring to filter some waterThumbnailsThe meagre stream contains as much algae as it does water I walk back down to Cottonwood Spring to filter some waterThumbnailsThe meagre stream contains as much algae as it does water I walk back down to Cottonwood Spring to filter some waterThumbnailsThe meagre stream contains as much algae as it does water I walk back down to Cottonwood Spring to filter some waterThumbnailsThe meagre stream contains as much algae as it does water I walk back down to Cottonwood Spring to filter some waterThumbnailsThe meagre stream contains as much algae as it does water

Then the water hits the ground and creates the small stream below. I'm relieved to find water because I drank more of my water supply than expected yesterday on the way here.

I can now relax knowing that I have no chance of running out of water while I'm in this area.