Wednesday, February 20, 2008

California Hot Springs - President's Day 2008

For President's Day weekend, Lesli found a neat spot in the eastern sierras called California Hot Springs - a tiny village nestled in the Sequoia National Forest. Abundant snowplay was had by all...




Here are the Sequoia trees...And here is the hot-springs resort. The geo-thermally heated water allows them to maintain a 90-degree outdoor pool all year round...
CCK and SBK taking the waters...
They kept the two hot-tubs at different temperatures by mixing in cold water from the adjacent mountain stream. Here Lesli & Charlotte relax...

Even our home sat atop a geo-thermal well. There was no water heater - water came out of the tap at a scalding temperature. The owners built a water tank just to have cold water! Each night we lit a fire & played games...