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[VegasJames]

Took a hike to some local hot springs. Things have changed so much since the last time I was down there. Went further than usual though and visited a neat cave full of hot water and some interesting cave formations. Sorry for the poor quality of the cave videos. Between the low light and steam it made taking videos difficult.

20220104_121049 by James Sloane, on Flickr


20220104_161254 by James Sloane, on Flickr


20220104_144915 by James Sloane, on Flickr


20220104_130035 by James Sloane, on Flickr


20220104_122730 by James Sloane, on Flickr


20220104_122806 by James Sloane, on Flickr


20220104_122938 by James Sloane, on Flickr


20220104_123211 by James Sloane, on Flickr


20220104_123119 by James Sloane, on Flickr


20220104_123057 by James Sloane, on Flickr


20220104_123030 by James Sloane, on Flickr


20220104_123025 by James Sloane, on Flickr


20220104_123021 by James Sloane, on Flickr

[lithicbeads]

Hot springs are being lost in Washington as they are being silted in in our big floods or the forest service access roads are no longer maintained ( they largely let them go to hell until they harvest timber) and at least  one was claimed and closed. Another I know of was lost as the access road was switched to the other side of the river and the area is no longer traveled and no one can remember where it was.

[R.U. Sirius]

The rocks are mostly carbonates, I presume? That white-with-black-webbing could be magnesite. Too bad there is not enough manganese in the area...!

[VegasJames]

The rocks are mostly carbonates, I presume? That white-with-black-webbing could be magnesite. Too bad there is not enough manganese in the area...!

Yes, should be primarily carbonates. Lots of different minerals in the soil, including a lot of iron. Some iron stains the hot springs outside and some plated the stones in a shiny silver coating on some of the stones under the water.

The black is likely manganese as is the purple. Manganese is everywhere around here, mainly as desert varnish. There is also amethyst in the area.