Not only did it rain most of the night, but also half the morning. But we always say that we won't let rain keep us from enjoying a trip. So we put on our raincoats and proceeded to hike over Hot Springs Mountain to Bath House Row. It was about a 2.4 mile hike in the woods and then we walked the historic district. Most of the Bath Houses were closed (its Sunday) but they are handsome buildings. The hot waters that feed into the bath houses comes from rain water that filtered down into the earth where it is super heated, filtered and then finds its way back up. Scientists figure this water is over 4000 years old and is almost pure. There are eight bath houses remaining in the park. There are also several fountain areas where a person can fill jugs with this spring water to drink. Many claim medicinal and curative powers.
We had a nice lunch and then proceeded to hike back to the campground. There is over 26 miles of trails around Hot Springs Mountain, North Mt. and West Mt. Even though its cloudy and rainy, it has been fairly warm so the hike, even in rain, was not bad. Yes, we got rained on again. In all we hiked about 7 miles.
I brought all the makings for Xmas candy and sugar cookies so over the next few days I'll be doing my Christmas cooking! That's why we are hiking!!
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