Tim's Hot Springs
Page
Ten years ago I discovered, almost
by accident, an incredible hot spring flowing out of the ground,
over a waterfall, through a chasm divided into a half dozen pools,
and then into the freezing ocean north of Tofino, British Columbia.
The only way to get there was by seaplane or mailboat. We
camped for several days right on the ocean, in a small protected
beautiful cove. This taste of paradise was my initiation to the
pursuit of natural Hot Springs throughout the Western USA.
Over the years I discovered dozens of awesome natural hot soaks
in some beautiful locations.
This was the first and best HotSpring
of a few dozen! (HotSpringCove, B.C.)
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Located on a small island north of
Tofino, British Columbia, the only way in is by mailboat or floatplane.
Very hot mineral water (~108 degrees F.) flows out of the ground,
down a slope, and over a small waterfall. It flows through a short
chasm containing a series of about six pools, each one slightly
cooler than the one above it. The lowest two are level with the
ocean, and when the tide is rising the incoming waves flush blasts
of freezing cold water up and into those lowest pools! The resulting
whirlpool effect is wonderful! For the few that can stand
the intense heat, a natural shower underneath the waterfalls is
simply awesome!
Camping is (or was) allowed in the
surrounding forest and shores. I camped one night there with Cathy,
a very cool woman from England who
was also blown away by the beauty of the place. A week later I
met a German girl (Anna), and after backing much of the West Coast
Trail we spent three more nights camped at Hot Springs Cove. This
place is absolutely incredible!
Hotsprings in Panama
near Boquette
Tim and Ricky at Trail Creek Hotsprings in Idaho
We soaked at dozens of hotsprings during this 1992
Roadtrip!
Idaho Hiking and Hot Springs (Great site;
go here first!)
Complete list of US HotSprings
California's Natural Hot Springs
Strawberry Park Hot Springs
Scenic Hot Springs
Washington State Hot Springs
Dude Ranch Vacation, Waunita Hot Springs
Ranch
Soak.Net
(big site of springs)
Charles Daney's Naturism and Hot Springs
Links
S. Karls's list of Hot Spring WebSites
Page created November 1998, (updated 11/2000)
and maintained by Tim
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