The Hot Spring Cruise

Paul and Kathy are keeping a running log of their travels with Jack. Paul has been reluctant to post to Blogger because he discovered he was unable to edit blog posts done with the home computer when mobile using the IPad. Paul needs to be able to edit. This post comes from the Mason Creek RV park and is kind of a moment of pause. We are in between hot springs because Givens Hot Springs did not take dogs - can you believe that - they don't take dogs! This blog is about Jack and his travels with the pack. Jack is a dog...Forget Givens Hot Springs. After a couple of beautiful (if wet) stays on the Pacific Coast, we headed east. We experienced a bust at McCredie Hot Springs because it was a streamside hot pool and was inundated by high cold water - we did suit up and walk down in the rain, so we did our part. Our first hot soak was at Summer Lake Hot Springs. Summer Lake was very laid back. Locals said it was too often "just a bunch of hippies". There is a wonderful 15x30 pool in an out building - the water is maintained at about 100 degrees, and is classic mineral water. There are two adjoining small ponds with marginally higher temperature. We enjoyed it enough to extend our stay. On Tuesday we drove to Crystal Crane Hot Springs. It had a 50 foot diameter outside hot pool with constant input of about 160 degree water from a multi-spout manifold. The water was about 100 degrees - colder at the fringes and hotter near the input. We are now at a on the road RV park where we've done laundry, have the first TV connection in a week, and are preparing for the next leg of our trip to Miracle Hot Springs and Nat Soo Pah Hot Springs where I will make another post. I would not have done this one were it not for Lance LaPrarie, who is my first reader - thanks Lance. I was so frustrated with the constant "which platform works with which service" debacle that I figured I would just email people I thought might be interested. This is a test. I hope Blogger just puts this up as my next entry. May 12 - This blog has been re-opened and is being edited - maybe things have changed, maybe it's just the learning curve. We will see.