We finally made it to Glenwood Springs, more importantly Glenwood's Hot springs pool. The only other hot springs I have visited and swam in, was pretty rustic. It wasn't built up, you hiked to it and pretty much just felt like you were sitting in a heated pond. This was very different. This was a spa pool, for all ages. The springs feed directly into the pool, mixed with cooler water to adjust for different temperatures. There were two different pools to choose from, one was much hotter then the other.
Here we are in the morning warming ourselves by the fire before we headed outside to go to the Hot springs.
Glenwood Springs spa
We went in the morning, it was about 9 am when we arrived after the long walk across the street from our hotel. It was a balmy 38 degrees.
In the morning, I loved how you could see the steam rising off the pools.
By mid morning, early afternoon it had warmed up to the low 50's.
What a scenic place to swim!
The sides and edges of the pool were all built up with the scaly residue from the hot springs. It was pretty cool, and very smooth.
Anya and Hannah using the therapeutic pools. Matt and I made the mistake of staying in this pool too long. When the recommend no more than 15 minutes, it's now joke. We were a little woozy for a minute after getting out.
After this we hiked to Doc Hollday's grave nearby. I didn't get any pictures, but it was a fun hike. And then we drove home and hit a snow storm. Do you believe it? Still, it was a fun, quick, trip for spring break!
Anya and I ended the Spring break week by doing some work for our ancestors at the LDS Denver Temple.
It was a great Spring break!
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