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Arriving at sun-blasted Ray’s Camp by 9:30 a.m., I was surprised that there was merely a trickle barely flowing at the normally copious waterstop (once called “First Water”). From the photo at the site, you can easily imagine how harshly the sun beats down during a long, hot July day.
Beyond the photo of Wild Pete in his blue shirt, a steep slope leads down to the meandering Manzana. Scrambling down with difficulty, I was able to retrieve some water, but I used it only to pour over my head against the inferno building around us. Filter this water if you plan to drink it.
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We inhaled the lilac fragrance of the very early blooming white ceanothus bushes, toyon and other hard chaparral flora revitalized by the recent, if scanty, rainfall. Chaparral plants exhibit a glorious intensity based on short periods of water for growth.
I’ve taken my very young son to overnight at bonny Fish Creek Camp, and also led groups of Crane School adolescents here as well. There are two large sites, and the main one beneath a striking oak tree giant can handle three or four tents. There are two tables, but campers have moved them around to suit their specific needs. There is also a handy pit toilet.