20 June 2011

Au Naturel Hot Springs

20 June 2011
Eric and I had an interesting little roadtrip yesterday. We decided to drive 2 hours north to check out the cabin we have reserved for the Nelson reunion in August. Midway, we decided to stop at some natural hot springs. Turns out, those hot springs were a little more "natural" than we bargained for. After hiking our way up to the hot springs (maybe 15-20 mins), Eric and I were both a little winded when suddenly we spotted them - yes, the hot springs, but also 2 old, round, bare bums. Luckily, we were still a good distance away. There was a group of 8 or so people, most of which, graciously had swimsuits on, but for some reason, it's always the older, chubbier men who have no reservations about these things. They quickly gave us a friendly greeting, and we tried to play it cool and respond with a nice hello and wave while keeping our eyes on the trail. Unfortunately, these hot springs were on the "to do" list for a late night family reunion adventure. Good thing we checked them out beforehand because, as it turns out, they're not so family-friendly. I would rather our year for planning the reunion not be memorable in that way.

By the way, don't worry, I didn't snap any creepy pictures of the senior skinny dippers. I did take a few of the beautiful scenery nearby, however...

Mile Marker 4

Eric likes to dress for his surroundings


Hiking our way up to the hot springs


Here we are at the top of the 3rd level hot pool.

A fox we spotted in Tamarack.


Some nudity, some wildlife, and some beautiful scenery. 2 outta 3 aint bad.

2 comments:

Allison Nelson said...

Oh Cass, ID is so beautiful! I so wish we could make the Family Reunion. Alas, next time. Y'all will have a splendid time. I look forward to pics of baby Claire that you and E take when you go down to UT to visit this week...?

Amy Mak said...

Can't WAIT for the big gathering! I just love the west. And I was hoping you'd pick a spot for family nudity. Well done :) Thanks for the pictures...in less than a month we'll be pulling out!