By Desert Code, a Man May Drink and Cool His Brow but Never Bathe in a Pothole Even at 6,000 feet in early May, the sun parches those who thread the Needles. Water is too precious to pollute. The expedition often timed its forays to follow heavy rains that would pack sandy trails and fill the pools. National Geographic, 1952

By Desert Code, a Man May Drink and Cool His Brow but Never Bathe in a Pothole

Even at 6,000 feet in early May, the sun parches those who thread the Needles. Water is too precious to pollute. The expedition often timed its forays to follow heavy rains that would pack sandy trails and fill the pools.

National Geographic, 1952

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