Ryan, of Walkifornia, tipped me off in regard to a video he made of a recent visit to Scenic Hot Springs in Washington. Since Scenic is a personal favorite, one that I sadly do not have the pleasure of frequenting often, I wanted to share… If you are interested in visiting Scenic Hot Springs, please …
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Earth Hour 2012
Earth Hour – One Hour No Power 2012 8:30pm Local Time – Saturday, March 31st It’s almost that time of the year again; a time at which a coordinated effort is made in support of the environment across the globe. A time during which everyone is encouraged to turn their power off, for one hour… …
Umpqua Update
Umpqua Hot Springs Access Update This just in from Cheryl Caplan, Public Affairs Specialist at USDA Forest Service: Road to Umpqua Hot Springs in Oregon Temporarily Closed for Winter Recent snow at Toketee, OR, and more snow forecasted, prompted Forest Service employees to close a gate to the road leading to the Umpqua Hot Springs. …
Kirk… um
What more can I say that hasn’t already been said about Kirkham Hot Springs? Which is excellent, in terms of textile soaking. When driving past the full pullout for Skinnydipper on the way in, I noticed that even the pullouts before and after were akin to overflow parking. Pine Flats and Hot Springs campground had …
Jerry Johnson Hot Springs Trip Report
Keeping in tune with publishing unpublished, past trip reports – here is one for Jerry Johnson Hot Springs in Idaho, from July 2011. Special note: Jerry Johnson is Idaho’s most popular hot springs – and as such, is heavily abused. Please pack out all trash and don’t bring glass. This hot springs is already under nighttime …
Weir Creek Trip Report
I try to be timely with trip reports, but inevitably, some slip through the cracks. Here is one of them from last July for Weir Creek Hot Springs in the Clearwater National Forest in Idaho… Ole Weir Creek can be a crap shoot this time of the year. A time when many geothermal brethren answer the …