We had a late start this morning. We knew we had a really long drive ahead of us, but somehow we just couldn’t rally to pack up early.
I mean this was really an awesome spot for soaking up the sun. Thanks Colorado River and Arizona sun, you were good for the soul.
We drove thru Mojave National Preserve and stopped by the Kelso Depot. This was a thriving place during WWII with trains hauling iron ore to be used for the war effort.
Today it’s part of our National Park system. The depot is currently closed, but we could still peak in the windows and get a glimpse of a bygone era.
Sylvia this brought back so many wonderful memories of our road trip together!
So...I heard about this hot spring outside of Tecopa. We’ve stayed in this town before and sampled the local pay to use springs. I read about this more organic hot spring experience and wanted to try it out. We found the dirt road and traveled down it til we saw the palm trees. Yep, sure enough a sweet little spot. We spent a relaxing hour soaking. It was a nice spot to break up the road trip. We also figured it was a good place to decide where to spend the night. Choice #1, go to Death Valley - soak up some rays and swim in the spring fed pool. Choice #2, drive even farther and head for Fish Lake Wells Hot Spring. Mmmm - we’ve done them both and were having a really hard time deciding what to do. Decisions, decisions.
We didn’t leave our little oasis until 4ish and knew we would not pull in til evening at either place, so we opted for the hot spring. So glad we did! We pulled in close to 8, jumped in the springs, came back for a bowl of soup, went back in the springs...got up at 4:30 to hang out in the moonlit springs, went to back to bed, and rallied with coffee early this morning.
Feeling refreshed and heading out in a bit to hug our grandkids.
