Friday, May 16, 2014

Deep Creek and the HOT, hot springs - miles 310ish

We followed Deep Creek today and it was really exposed but thankfully it topped out in the high 80's.  It was gorgeous to walk on the rim of the canyon while looking down a few hundred feet to Deep Creek with its pools and waterfalls.



Our first rattlesnake sighting.  Of course it didn't rattle, it just startled the bejeezus out of us.

Aaahh, the Hot Springs!  This was an interesting spot that had 5 or 6 cascading pools similar to this one that were full of relaxing, spa-like, hot water that came from the hot spring.  We had heard that this place was a popular swimming hole and nudist spot that was pretty hopping on the weekend but since it was a Tuesday we thought we would give it a try.  We only saw a few other hikers and a few locals so it was nice.  We took a dip in the pools and they were fabulous to our aching bodies.  We got out and ate lunch.  As we were eating we noticed a white bearded man (think 1985 Kenny Rogers) with a white t-shirt and no pants.  It was very PG-13 because we only saw him from the back as he looked left, right,  left, and right as though he had lost something and then he just walked off.  Maybe he couldn't find his pants?  We were chatting with some hikers when again I noticed Ol' Kenny in a different location.  This time he had no pants and no shirt!  Again, we only saw the PG-13 view as he looked left, right, left, right and then walked off into the brush.  Now he had lost his pants AND his shirt.  If it wasn't nailed down this guy was losing it!  We chatted some more with some hikers and as we stood there talking Ol' Kenny (now NOT PG-13) stealthily joined our powwow except he really just stood there and said nothing.  I guess the conversation wasn't stimulating enough because he left after about 30 seconds and presumably resumed the search for his missing clothes.  And that, I guess, is a typical Tuesday at the hot springs in Deep Creek.

The foot bridge over Deep Creek.


A view of the Mojave River Reservoir.... It was a little low.
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  1. SparrowMay 23, 2014 at 2:45 PM

    We had a Kenny sighting while I was there too! Balls and Sunshine were there with me. And while they were shooting a video for their local television station he came wandering into the back shot, through the stream to the lower pool in his massive whitey tighties. Hahaha, I was swimming in the 3rd pool watching it all good down with a smile.

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