Our route through Oregon, so far!
I guess you can see that we came off of the coast.
We think we avoided bad weather and will return to
the coast after the 4th of July.
This is Bigalow Hot Spring.
The setting is great,
as it is on the McKenzie River and National
Scenic Trail. http://mckenzierivertrail.com/
However, the spring is really just
a seep where hot water bubbles up through the
mud/sand bottom. And the water temperature was
only about 98 degrees. :(
So we opted for a four mile hike to the Blue Pool.
The McKenzie River goes underground for several
miles and springs forth in a lava flow.
You can probably see that the hike was in the rain forest of
Willamette National Forest.
The sun broke through the clouds just in time for
a picture of Judy contemplating the Blue Pool.
The next morning,
we had much better luck at Cougar Hot Springs.
Judy is heading to the second pool where the
water temp is about 104 degrees. There are five
pools and the temps drop 1 or 2 degrees in
each successive pool.
AAAHHHH :)
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