(Playing catch-up on the blog….this was back in Feburary.)
I have a running list of things/experiences that I would like to do while living in Wyoming.
Soaking in the hot spring water in Thermopolis was one of them.
Before Matt gets super busy with ranch work, we took a little day trip down to Thermop (as the locals call it) to Hot Springs State Park.
You can choose to soak inside or outside. The water is piped/funneled through and gravity flows out both pools. There is a slight sulfur smell. The water has 27 different minerals and is always at 104 degrees or more. You are limited to 20 minute soaks.
There is a ledge around the inside of the pool and a row of benches in the middle for sitting.
(blue arrow pointing at benches)
Where the spring water is flowing into the pool is SUPER hot. It was well over 104.
Water hole
(side note: Most of these pictures are taken with a GoPro….that doesn’t have a screen, so I can’t really see what I’m taking a picture of…You can see the shadow of it in the picture above. It’s shooting “blind”. It makes me think about the picture/composition and hope for the best. I brought it to the pool instead of my big camera. The GoPro can get wet. I had plans of taking it into the water with us, but I got too cautious when I thought it might get too hot.)
The water is in the pool then overflows down a chute and out into a ditch, then into the river.
After getting out of the pool, the 43 degree air temperature did not feel cold at all. It was a nice relief.
After the bath house, we got dressed and explored a little more of the park.
The park is nice, has some nice trails and a good suspension bridge over the Big Horn River.
All in all, it was a good day trip.
