hot spring tour 2012 keeps going

Stop #12 - Sacajawea - a new one for me...

Ken took more lessons in geothermal engineering here!

Doesn't he look accomplished?

Several pools were soakable down by the river

Stop #13 - Snake Pit Hot Springs w/ a terrific view of the Sawtooth Mtns.

complete with a rickety wooden bridge you have to walk across

Stop # 14 - Sunbeam Hot Springs - was washed out last year

this year it provided me with a lovely river level soak.

Kenny on the trail into Slate Creek

Stop # 15 - Slate Creek Hot Springs - very unique

Ken got more experience making it hot

Fill her up, Ken!!

the abandoned mine operation uphill from Slate Creek

tent shot at our campground near Slate Creek. we got an early start

hot spring tour 2012 continues

Stop #5 - we think this is where Molly's Tubs were. too hot to get in

campsite near Molly's

this is the 2nd pool at Trail Creek where we soaked again.

check Ken's muscles!

source water coming right in the pool, but thankfully it mixes with creek water

Filled up the water bottle at a natural spring on the side of the road.

Ken found a shortcut that turned out to be a quite thrilling forest service road.

Stop #6 - Boiling Springs

there is a rental home right up against it.

the top end was too hot for me

this is the top spot - it's shallow and HOT!!!!

ken walks in with a snack

Stop #7 - Fire Crew was too hot and not that pretty.

Stop # 8 - Rocky Canyon w/ some locals.

I had to ford the river to get there and Ken wasn't up for it.

Stop #9 - Campground Hot Springs had smokers in it, so we passed.

Stop # 10 - Pine Flats - my favorite in Idaho!

this time of year the river is low enough for other pools to form

camped that night in the campground and got in a game of farkel

tent shot at Pine Flats Campground

Stop # 11 - Kirkham Hot Springs

Nice shot of the river at Kirkham

several hot waterfalls form at Kirkham

Ken in one of the riverside pools

HOT water all around!

hot spring tour 2012 begins

Stop #1 Weir Hot Springs - a little too hot for a long soak

but the setting was outstanding - Ken ponders why Jerry Johnson was closed

Ken needed the soak

rejuvenating with steam and not much smoke from the fires

the trail in and out was obstructed but not too far.

we found loads of free roadside fruit in central IDAHO

Ken's road wrap

veg taco

Ken slept outside without the tent outside McCall. Bad idea...

last year I'd heard about a bowl in McCall in the shape of Idaho

Ken gets a large back D in the Idaho Bowl!

Stop #2 - Trail Creek Hot Spring - one of the best of the tour

Ken soaks in solitude w/ cold water control!

loving it!

lay back, stay awhile, enjoy!

this fella got in my bag in search of scoobie snacks.

Stop #3 - Sugah aka 16 Mile Hot Spring

This second pool was way to hot, but the main pool was doable.

looking for Molly's felt like I was in the Blair Witch Project

Stop #4 Mollie's Hot Spring

this is where Ken began his geothermal engineering career

after increasing the hot water flow, he got to draining the pool for cleaning

after working past dark, ken made it back for dawn patrol at Mollie's

thumbs up all the way around - check my sweat!