Snow Plows have blocked access

The snow berm across the entrance of FS850 - image courtesy a friendly WSP trooperWe got a good dumping of snow in the Cascades on Monday . . . up to 14 inches in some places. You can expect snow from Skykomish on up. The pass cam shows US2 unplowed of several inches.FS850, the access to Scenic Hot Springs, is well within the heavy snow zone and according to one report there is a snow berm in

Why you should care . . .

A few of the many 38cal(?) cartridges we found scattered around the base of the Monster TubI won't go into why firing guns from the hot spring pools is such an incredibly stupid idea. I've had guns fired in my direction on two occasions up at Scenic. I don't like the idea of an errant bullet whizzing past my head on the trail downslope.Irresponsible gun usage is one of the reasons we have rules

Snowtime at Scenic

A dusting of snow near the main springs at 3,500ftNot much yet but it's coming as a new weather system with high winds and a lot of moisture is due in Monday. The freezing level is down around 2,400ft.

Why no Sulphur Smell at Scenic . . .

A question I often get from those who have been to Scenic is "How come there is very little rotten egg smell like other hot springs?" Often the pungent smell of Olympic Hot Springs is brought up in comparison. Scenic Hot Springs barely has any smell, whatsoever. Why?That rotten egg smell is the result of H2S, or hydrogen sulphide. As ground waters percolate downward and heat up, minerals are