The Springs Are Running Cold

Sushi Bob reports that the hot spring sources are now running cold as a result of the rains we have received these past few weeks. Until we get a freeze and a locking up of groundwater entering the spring sources, expect the springs to remain cold for at least two weeks after the rains.

Bagby Hot Springs, Oregon Video

Field Guide Video - Bagby Hot Springs, OregonFeaturing my friend Michael RysavyPresident/ChairmanNorthwest Forest Conservancywww.nwforests.org Producer - Stacy Libokmeto; Videographer - Michael Bendixen; Editor - Todd SonfliethBagby Hot Springs, OregonWidget powered by EveryTrail: GPS Geotagging

Good News for the Springs!

The Scenic permitting process has been going on for four years now and finally we have received an official determination that resolves one of two major hurtles in the way of re-opening Scenic to the public. While I cannot be specific as the which hurtle we have cleared I felt it appropriate that those who have been patiently waiting at least know we are making progress.And . . . I'd also like

Is this your vehicle?

Three vehicles parked before the gate to Scenic last Saturday just before nightfall. I was checking the Scenic mail in Skykomish and hopped up the road just to see for myself if anyone was being so brash as to be heading up to the springs for a nighttime soak.The Volvo was there when I arrivedThe other two cars arrived while I waschecking out things beyond the gate... and people heading up to

Scenic Update

It's been awhile since I've updated this blog on the situation at Scenic. This will be a quick and dirty update as time is at a premium right now as I catch up from vacation time.The water is as clear as ever and definitely hot!This is the newly partitioned Lobster side of the tub.ConditionsThe hot springs are running toasty hot as of last weekend. The Monster Tub has been relined with a new

Scenic Conditions & a Trashed Pool

In a nutshell, the snow is fast melting, the springs have gone cold and SOMEONE has taken it upon themselves to modify the good ole' Monster tub into a smaller pool and a total, ugly mess. Scenic Hot Springs is UNSOAKABLE for the near-term future until the owner decides on a new course of action.Water flows are triple (if not more) from the Lobster sources . . . but at a frigid 50F.Bear Den is

Scenic HS Conditions: Fresh Snow

Took a hike up up the hot springs today at Mike's request and encountered the following conditions:It was snowing lightly at 2000 ft (the elevation of the BN Staging Area) when I arrived and near blizzard conditions once in the clearcut and up to the springs at 3,500ft,I estimate in the four hours I was up there, an additional eight inches of fresh, dry pellet snow (the low temp, stormcloud stuff

Hiatus

My apologies for the lack of posting. On March 31st I lost my mother to a long-standing heart condition and I'm dealing with a sudden emptiness in my life.A few days after my mother's passing away we had to take my mother-in-law to the hospital for a life-threatening case of flu-induced pneumonia so these past several weeks have been body, mind and emotion-numbing on me.Both my mother and my

Goldmyer Hot Springs Update

From: Beth Unfortunately, Goldmyer is still closed. The snow has settled down to about 4 feet deep at Goldmyer now, which allowed the cartetakers to evaluate the fallen tree root area on the hillside above the hotsprings. What they discovered isn't good. When the tree went over it loosened a lot of dirt and rock, which is

Scenic Hot Springs on Feb 25th, 2008

Snow is deep; snowshoes a must. Pool and sources are running hot (110-115F in the pools).The clearcut. Great snowshoeing!!!Some slide activity above the BPA RoadHard to tell from a distance but that is twenty feetof fractured snow thereRock Alley . . . completely filled in with snowStay left here!The best approach is from above the old latrine areaas the top route is too sheer and dangerousA

Goldmyer HS Snow Conditions

Goldmyer Hot Springs CabinFeb 1st, 2008Photo by the CaretakersView more pictures hereFrom a message posted by BAS in the Goldmyer MSN Group:Our group of 4 made it to the springs over the Feb. 2-3 weekend but not without an extreme test of endurance. We were able to drive a custom lift, 4-wheel drive jeep into the snow zone and within 13 miles of the cabin before having to pull over. We then

Avalanche Control

Snoqualmie Pass (I90) but the same thing is happening at Stevens Pass (US2) with as much frequency.

High Snows at Scenic-Slide Risk!

I just got off the phone with a friend in Skykomish, Wa (12 west of Scenic HS) and he tells me the settled snow base across the valley and at the same elevation as Scenic is 120" . . . 10ft. Scenic is on the colder, north facing slope, typically getting more snow.The snow berms along Highway 2 are over 6ft high on average. Roofs have collapsed in Skykomish and a report of trees down across

Scenic Winter

The trail may be blazed up but that doesn't make the going any easier. However, the springs sources are running a toasty 115 deg F. Well worth the effort.The view looks out to the north over the Tye River valley. To the right, Highway 2 makes the final climb to Stevens Pass. For those of you interested in history, you can easily make out the scar and avalanche chute in the far background. In

New Hot Springs Forum

A new hot springs forum has been established to share information of places to soak. Soakers Forum was started by a friend, Eric, of the North American Hot Springs Association (NAHSA) to take the place of the venerable Soak Net long run by Jim Lange. Soak Net has become unreliable and overrun with spam posts . . . often unreachable. Eric started Soakers Forum to keep continuity and to archive