Day 360 - Goldstrike Hot Springs

Guess which direction I went.

The canyon approach. 

Lots of interesting colors... mostly slime and bacteria and things you don't want to drink.

The springs feed into the Colorado River. Dat's me at the bottom.

Not a bad view. 

Today's adventure was to the Goldstrike Hot Springs in Boulder City, NV. I had never been to a hot spring before so I was excited to finally check that off the bucket list. The hike through the canyon was fun. There were a few pools along the way to swim in, most of them already occupied, but the best one was at the end. The hike/springs terminated at the Colorado and I found an unoccupied pool right at the junction. Although I would call it a warm spring, rather than a hot spring, you can't beat skinny dipping beside the Colorado 5 days before New Years.

UPDATE: A climber fell to his death today in Red Rocks. I was actually planning on going climbing there today and decided at the last minute to go to the hot springs today. Apparently a group was climbing at the Solar Slab (a crag I've been wanting to climb) and fell due to a failure while setting up the rappel to descend. Real bummer...