One of the things I have found to be true in life is that there is nothing quite so refreshing and rejuvenation as hot water on a cold day. In the interest of seeking out this experience for a winter adventure, my daughter and I went with some friends to one of our favorite hot spots, Breitenbush Hotsprings. Normally, I like my hotsprings very remote and un-populated, but for winter accessibility ...
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Three Forks Adventure From the Other Side of the Canyon
For those of you who found yourselves reading my "Adventures and Misadventures at Three Forks Warm Springs" post, holding your breath in suspense, wondering about the adventures of our friends who didn't make it through the muddy roads out in the middle of the lonely high desert...never fear! Here is a link to my friend Min Yi's blog about their adventures in the mud Obstacles and ...
Adventures and Misadventures at Three Forks Warm Springs
Imagine a hotspring oasis in a far-flung, remote river canyon in Oregon's high desert. Here, a warm creek bubbles out from under a rock and flows down a series of natural rock slides into a multitude of crystal clear little pools, big pools, waterfalls and natural 98-degree jacuzzis perched on cliffs overlooking the Owyhee River canyon. Cattails grow in warm marshes along the river bars, ...
A Hot Springs Back-Roads Trip in the Idaho Panhandle
The summer my children were 6, we had just sold our housebus, and decided it was time for a family vacation. If we were to go anywhere, where would it be? The answer was simply Idaho hot springs. Having been hot spring enthusiasts for quite some time, the geothermal wonderland in the mountains of Idaho was an easily chosen destination. In September, we took the kids out of Kindergarten for a whole ...