Hot Sulfur Springs: A Relaxing Denver Day Trip

One relaxing day trip from #Denver, #Colorado to experience is to Hot Sulfur Springs Resort & #Spa in #GrandCounty, about a two-hour drive. There are 24 curative pools ranging in temperature from 98 to 112 degrees Fahrenheit. The waters are naturally filled with minerals — as in the resort doesn’t add a single chemical, nor do they filter or re-circulate the waters. Colorado’s Hot Sulfur Springs area is lucky enough to have seven natural springs flowing above a large fissure 35,00 feet below the Earth’s surface, that releases heat from volcanic rock. These springs have been flowing non-stop for hundreds of years — the Ute Indians and their horses and dogs once bathed here. I went on a snowy day, so luckily not all of them are outside (a few are accessible in an indoor room jutting right off the locker rooms). That being said, there was something serene about being submerged in 102-degree Fahrenheit water, icicles dripping crystal drops above our heads, the sun shimmering off fresh powder (though the sun decks, swimming pool and loungers spread about also told me this is a worthwhile place in the summer). What's your favorite Denver day #trip? Read more: http://jessieonajourney.com/hot-sulfur-springs/