Last two posts are on Kerlin's Well

In the last post, I told about our trip to Kerlin's Well where my
Great-grandfather carved his name in the rock back in 1877. In the first
picture above you can see the rock and the names. The volcanic rock has
a dark weathered coating over the lighter rock making a perfect surface
for writing names. There are quite few names on the rocks and
surprisingly few modern ones. If you were walking on the plateau above
the canyon, you would not be able to see any portion until you were
right on top of the cliff. From a quarter of a mile away, you could
never tell it was there. I was very surprised to see such a large
concrete dam that wasn't marked on any maps.

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