The following pictures were taken on my trip to the springs on August 30, 1998. This is essentially how the hotspring looked since 1989, when I first started visiting.
One of the diamond drill holes of 1974 was left
uncapped and forms this guyser. There was a steam hut on top of
it until 1996.
The upper wooden pool. The main source of
the springs is in the boulder field above this pool, and the
temperature rises when the sun shines on the rocks.
Changing shelter at the upper pool.
Uppermost of the rock-and-concrete pools, this
one is best for bathing. When the spring is not tended, thick
mats of green algae quickly cover the inner surfaces of the pools.
Another view of the upper rock pool. One can
relax here beside the roar of the creek, and take a dip in the
creek's freezing water to cool off.
Middle rock pool. It's a bit small for bathing.
Lower rock pool. This is another fine bathing
pool.
A hot stream winds from a source in the forest,
through a small meadow, and into the new rock pool. Water
from a cold stream mixes in lower down.
Lower wooden pool. A large
changing shelter is on the left. The railings were removed and
used for pool repairs.
Outfall of the lower pool.
© Toby Haynes, August 1998, May 1999
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