Lava Hot Springs

Monday, March 16, 2009

Lava Hot Springs

We had a great day at Lava Hot Springs. The road trip was flawless including a little side-adventure off to explore Crystal Hot Springs and a bathroom stop for Ammon at a gas station. We ate an entire bunch of grapes and lots of strawberries on the way!

Ammon and Andrew were the first ones into the water, and the bigger pool was just too hot for Ammon's liking. (Even on the cooler end.) We spend most of our time in one of the smaller side pools that seemed to have the coolest water. It felt heavenly and we enjoyed the contrasting 100+ degree water to the 30-40 degree weather we were having. It was a beautiful day.

We got there just as Peter had fallen asleep so he started out snuggled in my arms. He didn't want to take his shirt off right away - it took some time to work up to that. After an hour or so in the pool we took our trip out to Soda Springs to see the geyser. Ammon and I went back into the hot springs while Andrew and Peter took a nap in the car. Then we all drove to Pocatello to enjoy dinner at Jack in the Box (since they aren't local and we became accustomed to them in Yuma) and then had the opportunity to visit my cousin at her recently purchased home! We had a great visit with them and then headed back for one last dip in the pools.

By the time we got back from Pocatello, it was dark and the temperature had dropped. I made the guys skid to a stop in front of the sign just long enough to snap this one picture and then run run run to the hot water! It was a cold run but so worth it when we sank into the steamy hot pool. Ammon and I spent a lot of the night in the big pool that has hotter temps than the one we were in during the day.

It was so pleasant to be outdoors and feel the cool air as we basked in the steamy warmth of the hot springs. By this time we were a little bit bummed that it was the night of the time change because we didn't want to stay gone too long, but we were having a good enough time that we weren't in any hurry to leave.

We finally wrapped things up and changed into dry clothes for the drive home. The boys fell asleep quickly once we were in the car and Andrew and I enjoyed the peaceful drive together. Even with the time change in consideration, we were home by 11:00 at night so we still got a decent nights sleep after a wonderful day as a family.

Ammon keeps asking when we get to go again. It was definitely a successful trip.

4 comments:

d.r. gibMarch 16, 2009 at 9:50 PM
It looks very nice!
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ErickaMarch 17, 2009 at 10:47 AM
Oooh, I could go for that right now! We used to go more often when we lived in Logan. I love that you took the kids and made a family trip out of it! Everyone looks so happy together!
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TiffanyMarch 18, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Brian and I love Lava, he has property in ID just 20 min away from there. Thats quite the day trip, good for you guys!
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MichelleMarch 18, 2009 at 1:24 PM
How fun! You totally make me want to go!
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