Hot Sulphur Hot Springs, Colorado

Hot Sulphur Hot Springs Thirty-five thousand feet below the surface of the earth, the heat of volcanic rock is released through countless fissures that spread out through the earth’s crust. In Hot Sulphur Springs, there are seven natural springs flowing above the largest fissure that have been flowing constantly for hundreds of years, surfacing at about 104ºF to 126ºF. Over 200,000 gallons of natural hot mineral-rich water flow through our 21 mineral pools and baths every day at controlled temperatures of 95º to 112ºF.

Minerals in the water include sodium, sulfate, chloride, silica, potassium, calcium, fluoride, magnesium and trace elements of arsenic and lithium, all of which are good for the inside and outside of the body. There are no harmful elements in our water.

Mount Princeton 14ner hike in CO

Mt. Princeton - Elevation 14,197 Feet

Basic Information / Directions: Visit 14ers.com for specific directions & trail information. We hiked the standard route to reach Mt. Princeton. We drove to the radio towers on Mt. Princeton Road and parked. But you can drive further up, just be advised that there are not many places past the radio towers to turn around. Mount Princeton is roughly a 7 mile up from the radio towers and is considered one of the harder 14ers. I was with a big group of people with Younglife and we had people of all shapes and sizes, in shape and not in shape. If that helps decide if you can do the hike. The hike took us roughly 8 hours and recommend going really early in the morning 5 am or so.

Also, make sure to dress in layers the weather changes so fast and it may be hot (probably not at 5am) at the bottom but at the top most the time there will be snow and it will be a big drop in temperature. Also afternoon thunderstorms usually come in the afternoon and puts you more at risk of getting struck by lighting so if a storm comes and your not to the top yet I would recommend heading back down the trail or if you can take cover somewhere and wait the storm out do that. Otherwise a few easier 14ners are:  Bierstadt, Quandary, Massive, Torreys and Grays Peak. Torreys and Grays are so close together too that you can do both in one day. 

Once on the trail, the stunning view of the upper Arkansas River Valley, including Buena Vista, Johnson Village and Nathrop, are just a turn back away.

Be prepared for lots of people on the mountain. If you are seeking peace and quiet, don't climb on a summer weekend, during the week is a better time to go if possible.

After I recommend stopping at Mt. Princeton Hot Springs and soaking in the hot springs. They have a few man made pools, but my favorite are the pods off the river. When I went a few years ago they were deeper and rocks formed around them to look like pods, but the past year we went up the river wasn't as high and didn't have the pods but with the rocks in the river you could form your own pods just weren't as deep. This varies year to year though and depends on the snow fall since the river is snow runoff.

Have you hike Mount Princeton? What did you think?

The Springs Resort and Spa in Pagosa Springs, CO

As we were driving down to Mesa Verde we thought we would stop at the Springs Resort. Living in Colorado for 10 years we have never gone and are really glad we did. It's a five hour drive from Denver so hard to get down unless you plan a weekend trip down.

Enjoy the relaxation of natural hot springs at The Springs Resort & Spa in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. These waters have been utilized for hundreds of years for healing and relaxation. Soak and relax in the 23 different hot mineral pools. Home of the World's Deepest Geo-thermal Hot Spring at an astounding 1,002 feet deep and feeds all of the resort's soaking pools.

Here are the temperatures of each of the pools, I copied from the website.

Overlook - 108

Sunset Social Club - 106

Tranquility - 100

Boulder - 101

Blue Lagoon -

Dancing Waters -

Columbine - 109

The Burg - 92

Treasure - 100

Paradise - 100

Aspen - 103

Lobster Pot - 109

Crick Tub - 92

Marco Polo - 98

San Juan River - 56

Waterfall - 102

Venetian - 104

Serendipity - 100

Clouds in my Coffee - 102

Summer Breeze - 108

Cozy Cove - 110

Top O' The Mornin' - 98

Twilight - 106

River Bend - 105

The Cliffs - 105

They also have an adults only area on the upper deck with a tropical feel, palm tree umbrellas and fire pits. Which was one of our favorite areas and have cocktail servers coming around taking drink orders. Next time we go up there I hope we can stay the night at the resort and enjoy soaking in the pools alittle longer our favorite was the waterfall or the burg which was in alittle pod by the cold river but had hot water pumped in to make it the perfect temperature. These have to be my favorite hot springs in Colorado thus far.

Have you been to Pagosa Springs? What do you like to do there? Any hot springs that you have been to that you would recommend we check out, please comment below. We are always up to going to hot springs.