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| - **As with all my hot spring reviews, I'm starting this out with a plea/admonition: I get a lot of guff from hot springs regulars for my "irresponsible" compulsion to share hot springs info with the world -- I guess the old-timers are afraid that the more people know about these places, the worse condition they will end up in. I steadfastly maintain that sharing is caring, and that to hoard these locations is greedy and selfish...so I'm sharing this info here with the request that, if you visit these springs, PLEASE be respectful and PACK OUT YOUR TRASH!!! I've see so many hot springs strewn with gross litter (including human and pet waste) that it really turns my stomach.**
Great hike to a series of fantastic, clear hot springs down near the Colorado River. I've done this hike probably 5 or 6 times, including in flip-flops. So that should tell you something about its difficulty...ya pansies!
The hike is a bit tricky...involves a bit of bouldering, and you have to hang onto ropes at a few spots. I, too was sketched out by these ropes at first: "Why am I trusting my safety to some ropes that have been tied up here for who knows HOW long? And how do I know the person who attached them did a good job??!"
Then one day when I was hiking it, we ran into a smoking-hot buff pilot who was tying new ropes to replace the old ones; he was doing this out of the goodness of his heart, because he enjoys the trail and wanted to do his part to help maintain it.
Needless to say, we became friends, and I have since been hiking with him on other occasions. He is legit as f*ck -- those ropes are on there to STAY! So don't worry.
That being said, if you're afraid of heights, this hike is probably not for you. Most of the scrambling doesn't involve sheer drops, but there are one or two spots that might freak out someone with vertigo.
But if you can sack up and do it, the reward is fantastic -- GORGEOUS slot canyon with waterfalls and tropical foliage near the river. The hike ends at the Colorado River, where the river water meets the hot spring water and sort of blends into a nice warm medium. Along the way, you also pass a few other really nice, clear, sandy-bottomed hot spring pools that are GREAT for soaking. Hike takes about 1.5-2 hours each way, and is best in spring/winter/fall...though most of it is shaded by the steep canyon walls.
Speaking of the canyon walls....as you approach the river you'll see a lot of hot spring water dripping from them, running over a coating of bright green, slimy moss. This moss is thick, firm, warm, slippery....and very similar to human vaginal tissue. So if you're a lonely guy......head down here on a weeknight, and get some!!
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