output
CotW
Thu, July 17, 2008 - 8:11 PMDo they bubble? How hot ARE they? How come they only seem to be in deserts, where (to me, at least) the last thing needed is hot water?
Thu, July 17, 2008 - 8:11 PM -
permalink -
14 Comments
14 Comments |
add a comment |
|
Thu, July 17, 2008 - 8:18 PM
I would love to answer your questions, but you don't like The Office so fuck you, buddy!
:) |
|
Thu, July 17, 2008 - 11:29 PM
here ya go
www.angelfire.com/or/bonnys...onsen.htmlwww.hotspringsenthusiast.com/CA.asp orrhotsprings.tribe.net/ you could go natural like buckeye hot springs, or fancyful built up like orr hot springs. bot rock. its ok, i never been to one until 2 years ago when i went to orr hot springs. last year in aug was the first natural one i went to. 2nd time in a hot spring in all of my 31 years. :) |
|
Fri, July 18, 2008 - 8:14 AM
I thought hot springs were what happened when you knocked boots too fast and the matress springs heated up
|
|
Fri, July 18, 2008 - 9:45 AM
Orr is wonderful, and in a wooded setting (although got within 30 ft of burning 2 weeks ago - our reservation got canceled because they were evacuated)... Wilbur is also good.. there are also tons of hot springs in Oregon and Washington that you can hike in to. The water has tons of minerals and feels silky. Totally relaxing, I highly recommend it.
Some of them bubble and can reach up to 145 degrees, but of course usually the soak tubs are after a section for cooling.. It's of course due to thermal energy being released into deep groundwater....... Ah shit, read this for crissakes: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_spring |
|
Fri, July 18, 2008 - 9:50 AM
I might add that usually the temperature ranges from 95-105 degrees in most public springs and are controlled in a way that the source is far enough away that if they did bubble you wouldn't even notice.
|
|
Fri, July 18, 2008 - 9:53 AM
Benton Hot Springs
thats all i got to say. it is a bit far but it is worth it. it's Camping with each site having it's own private hot pool to use. And the hiking over the huge boulders that lie behind the campgrounds, is pretty awesome as well. I've only been once for a small music gathering. It was a pretty sick having the whole place rented out though.
www.historicbentonhotsprings.com/ |
|
Fri, July 18, 2008 - 11:27 AM
They range from kinda warm to boiling – there are many that will kill you in (horrible) seconds if you fall in, including several near the playa. And as pointed out, they're not always in deserts at all. Any volcanically active area will have them, which is why they're all over the west coast. |
|
Fri, July 18, 2008 - 7:34 PM
ive been to frog pond near brc and they were really nice. From pretty warm to cool enough to swim around in. naturally circumventing too. pretty awesome.
|
|
Sat, July 19, 2008 - 5:38 AM
yeah. whut de said.
Definitely really cool, er...warm/hot/whateveah. The Black Rock desert hosts many hot spring areas. The two most popular that are available to off season visitors are Trego and Frog Pond/Bordello. Frog Pond is really kickin. And was actually beautified by the Bman folks themselves. Here be some photos from a Burningtoastman Frog Pond adventure. Trego sucks. It's really just a ditch with some really gnarly water. It has a very high sulfur content and you stink like an eggfhart if you actually go in. I've even been out to DoubleHot Hot Springs right at the base of "the Black Rock". That is one of those that will kill you if the timing and your entry location is correct. Ever so often a cow wander into it and instant beef stew. |
|
Mon, July 21, 2008 - 8:01 PM
oh and btw folks, at the gate staph meeting, we were told the hot springs near the playa are closed during the event. no and then. :P
|