Trail Creek Hot Springs in Idaho Revisited!

Trail Creek Hot Springs03.12.06The roads were in pretty good condition save for the last few snow covered miles before the hot springs pullout. We arrived to find a Nissan Pathfinder and an older Alaskan Malamute in the pullout. Hmmm. Friend or foe? When we advanced toward the trail he started growling at us. I didn’t …

Trail Creek Hot Springs in Idaho Revisited – 8 New Pictures!

Sunrise at Trail CreekIt was a slow drive in thanks to thick fog and semi-slick roads, but well worth it. The Warm Lake Highway was in pretty good shape save for a few sections of road coated in crusty snow and slick ice. After parking, we slid down the icy path from the pullout to …

Molly’s Tubs & Vulcan Hot Springs in Idaho Revisited

Vulcan Hot Springs 10.01.05http://www.idahohotsprings.com/destinations/vulcan/index.htmHot Dam!Very nice indeed. Instead of 2 or 3 smaller soaking opportunities that often yielded mixed results we discovered that there is now 1, and it delivers! The large, log-dammed pool was a perfect 103°; excellent for toasty prolonged soaking. On our way in we passed a couple and their dogs (running …

Molly’s Hot Spring in Idaho Revisited

Molly’s Hot Spring We were stoked to have Molly to ourselves after passing the jam-packed tubs just up the road. No trash! Woo Hoo! Great work everyone; keep picking up trash and utilizing low-impact techniques as this hot spring is in a very sensitive area. The pool was back to its original size, and finding …

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. …