Looking down from a hill onto the property. The horse corral (with the horses missing--- must have been stolen by a horse thief) is off the image to the right. The springs are behind the cottonwood trees.

The riparian of Horse Thief Springs. It is a bit of a mess, with wood boards to walk upon embedded in the mud, and "weeds" every where.

The springs, covered by steel tanks. The one on the left does not gush water. The one on the right issues about 1,080 gallons an hour.

The driveway into Horse Thief Springs. The water in the road is coming from a seep up the hill a dozen yards.

Cottonwoods in the desert. During the summer these trees are green and the area under them is cool and shaded.

The house on Horse Thief Springs. I have not looked inside.

The neighborhood. This is looking down the arroyo from where the springs are. Three or four cars pass here a week, with desertphiles exploring the desert and road.

The back entrance to Horse Theif Springs. It has not been used in a very long time. The seep that sends its water over the road is off to the left in this image. It used to be a spring itself years ago, but the geology changed.

Up the road in the other direction. This is what people see when they drive to Horse Theif Springs in the winter. The house is behind these trees and in the arroyo.

Cottonwood trees in the Mojave Desert, Winter of 2001.

Horse Thief Springs, Winter of 2001.