28 hours with Mikey D in Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Hey, everyone - While Londoner Mikey D (a friend from our days at Camp Lokanda) was in the states, he flew out to visit us in Denver. We promptly left our fair city and headed to the mountains! We found an oasis 150 miles away in Glenwood Springs. Dennis is writing the screenplay for our adventures. Keep your eyes and ears open for the likes of Dave Brave - coming soon to a blog near you.

Jen and Dennis

Postcard picture of Glenwood Springs

We stayed at a hotel to the left of the pool. The stats on the pool are outrageous: the "large" pool, is 405 feet long and 100 feet wide at the widest point. It contains 1,071,000 gallons of water, and is kept at about 90 degrees F / 32 degrees C. It has a diving area and exercise lap lanes. The therapy pool, the "small" pool, is 100 feet long and contains 91,000 gallons of water. It is kept at a temperature of about 104 degrees F / 40 degrees C.

A natural spring, called the Yampah spring, is located at the eastern most end of the pool. It has a daily flow of 3,500,000 gallons of water, at approximately 122 degrees F, or 51 degrees C. The source for the Yampah spring is water percolated through fractures in the bedrock formation and into the Leadville aquifer. As this occurs the water is heated by the geothermal gradient in the area. The source of water for the spring is from south of the Colorado River in the Lookout Mountain and Grand Hogback areas.

Thanks to www.hotspringspool.com for the facts.