Lava Hot Springs, Idaho

One of the highlights of our trip happened the first day. We flew from CIncinnati to Salt Lake City, then drove into Idaho and stopped at the Lava Hot Springs. Great way to relax after the flight and travel through unknown areas.

 

 

From the website at http://www.lavahotsprings.com/hotpools.html

"Bubbling out of natural underground springs, the hot water is laden with minerals, but has no sulfur and therefore no bad odor.

"Over 2.5 million gallons a day course through the hot springs and are diverted into the Portneuf River keeping the springs ever changing and clean. The spring's temperatures range from approximately 102˚ to 112˚ degrees.

• Open 363 Days A Year! Hours and Rates
• Pure all natural Mineral Water
• No chemicals, no sulfur, no odor
• Natural water temperature 102F -110F
• Four outdoor gravel bottom pools

Fine print says "Except where they found hot springs, pre-historic Indians had a hard time getting hot water. They wove water-tight baskets into which they put heated rocks. Here they had plenty of hot water for baths and for processing hides without going to all the work of heating baskets. This was one oftheir major campgrounds, especially in winter. After 1868, when they began to stay mostly on the Fort Hill Indian Reservation , this location lost its importance as a winter camp."

This is how it looked when we were there, except there were PEOPLE! Not many, but a few. One woman was recovering from cancer treatments. She was there with her husband, two children and her mother.

It would have been neat to see it in the snow!

 

 

 

 

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