How many pools is enough?

 

Here at Hot Sulphur Springs Colorado, they have 24. I started out thinking I was going to soak in every one of them. I discovered that 24 is too many. After 9 pools I was rubber. They ranged in temp from the low 90's to hotter than hell and in size from a one person pool to a family of 20 pool.

The pools are built on the side of a hill, capturing natural healing mineral waters and lots of scenery. Aside from the springs, not much is happening in this town in the Rockies. We could not find an RV place. There was a little Wildlife Park next to the pools, but all the places except the camp host were taken. We drove into the small town, and I stopped to ask the sheriff where we could spend the night. There was nothing but US Forest Service parks about 20 miles away, and I wasn't sure we would want to drive after soaking.

I walked in and visited with the state trooper, who asked a local while I reviewed the FBI's ten most wanted posters. He said we could stay in a rest area ten miles down the road. Meanwhile, Carl was outside talking to the lady trooper who suggested we just become the park hosts next to the hot springs for the night.

What a deal. We even had electricity since we were the hosts. We made up our own rules. No rowdy behavior after 10 pm, no more than 5 dogs per site (it looked like one of the sites might have too many), definitely no cats, and we were off duty if anyone should ask.

Daisy had a great time hunting for things that were moving in the lush grasses. All is well in Hot Sulphur Springs Colorado.