The Magic Waterfall

As the trail crew rumbled down the mountain road Kadizzle had no idea what he wanted to do.  Kadizzle for sure did not want to hike up the Sycamore trail one more time.  Cliff suggested Kadizzle work on clearing the brush from the off shoot trail to the dry waterfall.  The idea appealed to Kadizzle and he made that his mission.  The two fire ass warriors Mrs Kadizzle, and Cliff took off to find and extend the Sycamore Trail.

Kadizzle enjoyed the quiet as he used the loppers to refurbish the trail to the waterfall.  Normally there is almost always water in Sycamore Creek, but this year the creek is dry as a popcorn fart.  First Kadizzle had to figure out where the trail started.  After getting the trail started and building a few rock markers for hikers Kadizzle made his way clearing brush toward the waterfall. 

When the creek is flowing the waterfall is spectacular.  Sycamore Creed drains a large area.  This is the first year we have ever seen it dry.  Cutting some nasty brush close to the waterfall Kadizzle thought he heard something.  It was the sound of water trickling.  Looking over at the stream just a couple hundred feet from the fall there was no water.  Kadizzle set off to the fall.  Indeed there was a little stream of water coming over the fall.  It was a pleasant surprise.  It was a stream of maybe five to ten gallons per minute, but where was it going?

The water was just soaking into the ground in a little pool.  Two weeks earlier the whole gang had been at the fall and it was dry as a bone.  Why was it running now?  There had been a very small snow fall high up on the mountains.   It seemed like an insignificant dusting, but apparently that was all it took.  In this desert there must be huge pools of underground water.  Those pools have to be filled before the streams can run.

What about the animals?  After years of hiking Kadizzle has noticed how these streams will run high up near the top of the topography, but give out very quickly as they come down to the harsh desert.  The bigger animals must move up with the water.  The concentration of water must concentrate the animals.  This must create a problem for the deer that can be attacked by the mountain lions.  At some point the deer have to come to the water.  Lunch is delivered.