Author name: oyster1

Soaking in the alps

With one last summer trip to Europe, consisting of Amsterdam, France, and Switzerland, we knew had to fit in a hot spring.  The city of Leukerbad is inside the Swiss alps, about a 2.5-hour drive from Geneva., which has an international airport. The drive is mostly HI way and very scenic, but the last part, […]

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The Gem of Jemez

There were 2 draws for me to go to the Jemez area.  One the junipers and pines in the area, make great bonsai, which I like to collect in the wild, and the hot springs in the area, Jemez springs is about and hour and 15 minutes from Albuquerque, which has an international airport.  

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The blue lagoon

When someone mentions a European hot spring, one picture, and one name usually comes to mind first…the blue lagoon in Iceland.  Its milky blue water contrasting with the black lava surrounding the water is a striking scene. Just a couple miles from the blue lagoon, is the volcano that has been on and off erupting

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