3May2026: Day 5 Aspen Butte to Green Mountain
Had some deer wake me that were poking around my tent site this morning. Heading cross country to the Aspen Butte well. No cows in sight so a disappointing set of very dry troughs awaited my arrival. Guess I'm going to have to filter this chocolate milk cow pond water. Hiking cross country to meet up with section 3 from the water well site. Lots of primitive trail and cross country travel today through Stevens Butte and the Aspen Ridge Lava Beds. I took the Christmas Valley alternative to Green Mountain fire tower to camp tonight. Disappointing that the Green Mountain firetower is gated off and closed to visitors but the views from the free campsite were nice. No water so I made efforts to filter my cow pond water. Disappointingly difficult. I could only filter about a half liter before having to backflush the filter. Yielded only three liters from my four liter carry so I'm a little short for the hike into Christmas valley in the morning.
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