Thursday, May 29, 2008

the moon was so big when i drove it to the levy, girl

does it get old posting photos of amazing natural hot tubs in complete seclusion, where all you can hear is birds and the water running? i hope not!
this one, little hot creek, was the farthest away, and worth it. it is huge, hot, and lies in the middle of a meadow.
mind blowing, right?
above little hot creek are these rock cliffs that are filled with obsidian. we met this old hippie out in the valley once who told us that indians must have used the cliffs as hunting blinds. he had found a bunch of arrowheads buried in the dirt.
the sky is just as dramatic as the landscape up here. you just turn down another dirt road and follow it until you see something that looks like it might be a hot spring. then you explore.
next thing we knew, we had found another unbelievable spot. they call this one the crab cooker, because it is insanely hot. and insanely awesome!
we felt like we were in the swiss alps, and maybe the von trapp family would scamper over the hill.
nope! just us. just us all day actually. we didn't see one other person the entire afternoon. i will take you all to these places, and we can share moments in the sunshine.

1 comment:

JOEY RYKEN said...

I can not possibly convey my envy. I've tried to recreate this effect in london, but I keep flooding through the roof of the apartment below me, and the dog-fights and pigeon cooing outside my window are a poor substitute for gurgling spring water, bird chirps and the wind blowing the song of the Shoshone in the open mouth of a Tacate. GOD%£&NIT!!! We do however have foxes that come to decorate our stoop with garbage (rubbish).

xoxo
jojo