World Hot Springs

2019.05.16

Hoosier Hot Springs, New Mexico

Truth or Consequences is always quiet.

One day I visited a “new” spa facility opened in 2017.

New Mexico, Rating [2/5] Private, Truth or Consequences

2019.05.02

Alkali Hot Springs, Nevada

The mining city was abandoned after the gold rush went by.

At the ruin of a spa resort nearby, great water is gushing.

Nevada, Rating [5/5] Hottest, Metallic smell, Natural hot springs

2019.04.26

Agua Amarilla, Mexico

In February 2019, the New Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador declared an end to his country’s war on drugs, while bloody insurrections continue.

I visited a hot spring in Michoacán, the second drug-producing state in Mexico.

Mexico, Rating [1/5] Lodging, Lukewarm, Metallic smell

2019.04.02

Hot Well Dunes, Arizona

Near Interstate 10, between Tucson in Arizona and El Paso in Texas, there is a camping ground where ATV lovers gather.

A hot spring gushes there pumped up by energy from sunlight.

Arizona, Rating [2/5] Lodging

2019.03.19

Aguas Termales Nuevo Ixtlan, Mexico

When I ask Mexican friends for their favorite beach resorts, they are likely to answer Puerto Vallarta rather than Cancún.

In the mountains behind Puerto Vallarta, there is a local favorite hot spring.

Mexico, Rating [2/5] Lodging, Lukewarm

2019.03.15

Fire Water Lodge, New Mexico

Out of a variety of spa facilities in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Fire Water Lodge is only the place that does not accept walk-ins.

As it is named, the hotel provides one of the hottest water in the city.

New Mexico, Rating [4/5] Lodging, Private, Truth or Consequences

2019.02.15

Ixtapan de la Sal (Shangri-La Spa), Mexico

The most luxury spa facility using the mineral water in Ixtapan de la Sal is, Shangri-La Spa.

With a little modification, the Roman baths provides free-flowing water.

Mexico, Rating [3/5] Metallic smell, Private

2019.02.05

Los Azufres Spa Natural, Mexico

Suppose, there is a world ranking list for “Stinking Hot Springs.”

Definitely, this hot spring in the Mexican geothermal area will be ranked high in the list.

Mexico, Rating [3/5] Lodging, Steam bath, Straight out of the ground, Sulfur smell

2019.01.22

Carson Hot Springs Resort, Washington

A long-established hotel in the State of Washington keeps the traditional way of bathing.

In the some guest rooms, in contrast, an up-to-date Jacuzzi is fed by hot springs water.

Rating [3/5], Washington Hottest, Lodging, Sulfur smell

2019.01.06

Ixtapan de la Sal (Balneario Municipal), Mexico

Shortly before sunrise, roosters crow in the cobbled streets.

At a public bathhouse in Mexico, regular visitors are waiting for the opening.

Mexico, Rating [4/5] Lukewarm, Metallic smell

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