Mile-16 Hot Spring in Idaho Revisited

Mile-16 Hot Spring Excellent! What more could you ask for? I found out on this particular trip that the National Forest (Payette) cleans and cares for this hot springs on a regular basis. Please help do your part by not bringing in glass containers, refrain from using any kind of soap (including bio soap), pack …

Incident at Givens Hot Springs in SW Idaho

Originally posted 03.25.05. I came across an interesting google groups posting (which is also know as a newsgroup) concerning Givens Hot Springs; a commercial hot springs in SW Idaho near Melba. The quoted text from the posting is below, followed by a response I received via email from the lifeguard on-duty, requesting that both sides …

Trail Creek Hot Springs in Idaho Revisited

Trail Creek Hot Springs – Pool #2 Whew! The highest point on the Warm Lake Highway between Cascade and Trail Creek nearly did us in! There was roughly 30 miles of so of snow covered road with at least 6in on the ground and counting – no plows either thanks to it being Easter today. …