A difficult hike in rugged wilderness is rewarded with a barley used hot springs complete with excellent primitive camping. You’ll want to at least do this one as an overnighter, at least. However, you will have to work for your soak aside from the challenging hike in; spring runoff destroys the lower pools and the …
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Wild Hot Springs in the Payette National Forest
Buckhorn Hot Springs A gradually inclined 5 mile hike on an overgrown, old forest road to hard to find, meadow and forest bordered hot springs in the Payette National Forest near Buckhorn Creek. Hot water from the source flows down part of a hill into a hollowed-out lodge pole pine and then into a rock …
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Olympic Hot Springs in Washington Added!
My first time in the Olympic National Park proved to be an excellent experience. The goal was to visit Olympic Hot Springs just after the 8 feet of snow melted and road barriers were pushed back, and before the continuous wave of geo-soakers hit the NP and hot springs for the warmer season. The timing …
Scenic Hot Springs in Washington Revisited!
Scenic Hot Springs 08.20.05 Trip Report Ahh yes! This trip was excellent! I was a tad bit nervous just because of all the PR surrounding Scenic, but after taking a look at the official blog I felt much better. The mild sunny temps made for a great hike up the hill towards the hot springs. …
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