Looking from the swimming area toward where it joins the river.
We broke the rules today. We left our dogs in the truck while we strolled around the day use area. We decided that just because someone made a rule because someone in the past might have left their dogs in a hot car in the sun in summer, it was silly to apply that rule to dogs in a deeply shaded truck when the high was in the 60’s.
One of the deep vents where 72 degree water boils out from the aquifer. There is no vegetation next to the vent. That’s the reflections of overhead trees.
So that’s my excuse, officer! 😀
The water is so crystal clear here that you can look through it and see every grain of sand on the bottom.
The swimming area is shallow. You can walk the whole area, except for where the vents are. A few hardy souls were swimming when we got to the day use area. Obviously they are from somewhere a lot colder than here. We would have frozen!
Despite the name, the water does not taste salty.
We had a wonderful visit with Linda and Marty yesterday. The day was balmy enough for us to be outside. When we got tired of sitting, we took Sheba for a long walk. Marty is undergoing radiation treatment so was not as chipper as usual. But he was his usual sweet, friendly self.
We will be leaving here Wednesday. The time has flown! I’m looking forward to some more family time. We’ll stay at Mom’s for a night, then head to Gail’s where we will homestead for a few days. 🙂
I had several more photos I wanted to share with you, but my signal is so poor that it is giving me http errors every time I try to upload another one. So I’ll accept the inevitable and sign off now.
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