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lil  ·  3866 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What have you created this past week?

What country are you in?





Complexity  ·  3866 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Catalunya for the majority of that!

lil  ·  3866 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    some natural hot springs hidden in the hills
This sounds like a magical spot. It reminded me of a trip I took to Mount Baker Hot Springs in the 1970s. From the highway, one drove an hour on a dirt road. Parked, then hiked 20 minutes into a west coast rain forest, eventually coming upon the hot spring. The only man-made features were some cedar seats built around it.... I just googled it and it was apparently ruined by mud slides over the years.

I hope you follow your map and visit the Catalunya springs - if that is where you are. Let us know what its like.

Complexity  ·  3866 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It was a magical spot! I was unclear before: I created the map myself after following the verbal instructions to the springs given by a friend. These instructions reminded me of the sequence in The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test where Tom Wolfe is instructed to 'follow the road and turn left where the tarmac shines in the moonlight', only longer and more ambiguous. We got there just as night was falling and nearly skinned ourselves scrambling down a sheer rock face in the dusk. Exhausted, we had just long enough to snap up the tent and brew some dinner. That said, we did appreciate camping on a ledge overlooking the valley illuminated by a waxing moon. This is deep in the mountains of a natural park, therefore peaceful and scintillating with starlight.

However, dawn the following day we made our way back down to the spring and there we had a two hour bath in the waters. A camping luxury. Here in addition to the deepest warm pool, there's another which is fed only by cold water (our icy plunge pool) and a third lukewarm one fed by the other two. Not just a natural hot spring but a natural spa.

lil  ·  3866 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm going to use your note to introduce a new writing prompt for the community. Look for #todayswritingprompt in the tags for the archive.

Complexity  ·  3866 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Flattered!