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Will community gardens supplant the clubhouse? Will fairway views fade into farmscapes, and the fast-rolling greens of the golf course become rows of kale, cabbage and spinach?
There is a high risk that those who stray from park-approved boundaries end up burned or injured.
Montana is home to more than 260 developed and natural geothermal sites. Huge resorts that once entertained the state’s wealthiest residents and off-the-beaten-path hot spots favored by locals. So we were curious: Where did Montana’s hot springs come from, and where are they going?
Whether at a luxury spa or a more rustic natural environment, a dip in a natural hot springs promises to be relaxing, if not also medicinal. Here’s where and how to get started.
Feeling frazzled? These soothing hot springs let you unwind Jennifer Barger © Photograph by Kris Wiktor, Alamy Stock Photo F4PYDX Woman relaxing in hot spring pool Conundrum Hot Springs near Aspen Colorado You can spot the puffs of steam about a hundred yards up the trail from Idaho’s Jerry Johnson Hot Springs, the kind of ethereal gray mist that might engulf a fantasy movie dragon or wizard. Hikers and day-trippers head to this section of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest for a sort of natural magic: a soak in bubbling hot springs rock pools surrounded by clumps o...