By George Ellison We are attracted to water. Mountain paths always wind down to water.
Water is the essence of our very being.
Old-time mountaineers picked house sites according to the location and purity of springs. They were connoisseurs of water. Taste was the prime consideration, followed by coolness, clarity, and reliability. You'd have to see it afore you could know the worth of my place. Once a family's prize spring was located, the women would sometimes line its sides and bottom with shards of quartz and other sparkling stones.