A friend of mine got me excited about spring water and informed me that my hometown was a sequestered site for pristine spring water. This information catalyzed my subsequent quest for this living water that is known by underground wild 'foodies' as being the purest water on the planet.
Our trip to Open Creek Dam was dual purpose as there is not only an immaculate spring there but also a great lake free of motorized boats perfect for canoeing. After an adventurous canoe trip on which we found wild mint growing on the dam, we headed to the spring with our glass jugs.
Glass is perfect material for water containers as it is a pure material that does not leach anything into the water.
As we walked up to the spring we noticed it flowed out of a covered cistern into a marshy wooded area. We were excited to taste the water so we cupped our hands, dipped, and drank. It was clean, cold, and earthy tasting- unlike store bought or even tap water. I have no problem with tap water and am thankful for the sophisticated water treatment systems North America has. I have no desire to criticize tap water, but the spring water, with it's vivacious thirst-quenching abilities is definitely something to seek out and experience yourself~
Daniel Vitalis, a health and nutrition philosopher, has created a website called findaspring.com which maps out all of the "wild water" sites recorded by people across the globe.
