Tim and I have never had the pleasure of meeting in person (IRL), but have chatted via email and exchanged what any hot springer might – directions to secret soaks. Here’s pictures from some of his recent visits to hot springs in Oregon; Alvord, Willow Creek (Whitehorse Ranch) and Hidden in Plain Sight. 😉 A …read more.

I was inspired by this blog post about southeast Oregon’s Steens Mountain area to go back and revisit past trips to hot springs in the same region. After realizing that none of my previous visits made it to the blog, aside from a post on Steens Mountain activism, I decided to post pictures, video clips …read more.

The view from the top of Steens Mountain (Alvord Desert below) The BLM in Oregon is considering opening up Steens Mountain to Off Road Vehicles (ORVs). Steens Mountain, nestled in the corner of Southeast Oregon, towers above the Alvord Desert and Hot Springs. I love this area because of the severe lack of people and …read more.

A collection of pictures taken from an Oct. 2002 camping/backpacking trip in the high desert region of Southeast Oregon. We first started out in the Alvord Desert then ventured up Steens Mountain. Included soakable hot springs: Alvord, Willow Creek, Borax Lake and Little Borax plus various other hot springs that were non-soakable. This album is …read more.