Rogers Spring is one of many natural springs that emerge near Lake Mead. The link will tell you much more about the spring. The signs very directly tell you to NOT drink the water or let the water get into your nasal passages as there is an infectious organism in the water that enters the human body through the nose.
Scary stuff man! I recommend following the park’s advice. It’s amazing though to see so much water in one place in the middle of nowhere while it’s over 100 degrees which it was that day. The beautiful Mojave Desert never fails to amaze with its beauty and surprises! This post is part of my post Lake Mead Run.
Part two of Rogers Spring is coming up.
Looks pretty. It sounds like this could be the start of a horror film though with those infectious organisms! Don’t fall in!
Thanks, and oh hell no I ain’t falling in to that! Its so weird and deceptive because it’s so beautiful! 💀
Very interesting. Beautiful photos, thanks for sharing. This made me wonder if animals drink out of it or if the indigenous people did?
I think the water would kill animals too, very sad. The native folks must have boiled the water to kill the bacteria.
Yes, very sad. That would be smart on their part!
It is very beautiful! I suspect the water is probably contaminated with Giardia lamblia.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC88984/
That sounds so disgusting! Imagine how your gut would be squirming! 🤮
Beautiful photos of Rogers Spring, John! Great backstory on their uniqueness.
Thanks so much!
Most welcome, John!
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How beautiful this place is! And your photos, John are amazing!
Thank you so much, Kaya!
Well photographed and fascinating
Thanks so much, Derrick, i was fascinated with this place! There are fish living below the dam, very odd.
Good that there is a warning sign, if not….. it could lead to a lot of problems.
Who would expect this when you are in the middle of the dessert and fininaly find some water…..
That’s the irony of it, Rudi, how cruel! I did put may hand in the water, it is very warm!
You do have to be careful with water that has been sitting around in a lake or pond.
Absolutely, yet this water is coming from supposedly far underground and stays at 80 degrees F all year. Still, no thanks! I did dip my hand in the water, it was very warm!
Probably full of bacteria.
But what kind of bacteria from far underground? Creepy!
I know that one year when the water level was low in the prairies, our dog drank from a bit of ground water and got REALLY sick.
That’s terrible, Anneli! I hope your dog survived. 😪
Yes, luckily we had some cipro with us and I found out the correct dosage online (we were in a remote area so no vet available there). It worked really well, but the hardest part was getting it into her because she refused to eat anything. That was Ruby, our liver and white springer.
Awww, I’m so glad that you had that medication with you, what a coincidence! ❤️
Interesting, never heard of this before.
Thanks, I’m glad to show my people something different! You would probably never know the spring is there except for that mega palm tree which is actually five separate trees from apparently one stump or point. Worth the stop, and there are toilets too. A big score in the middle of nowhere! 😂
🙂 Those are lovely photos of Rogers Spring, John.
Thanks so much, Renard! Part two is up sometime today. I hope that your island won’t be hit with a hurricane this year.