American Onsen

After five years of day trips, we spent our first night at Maple Grove Hot Springs. There was a learning curve with the wood stove and I realized I’ve completely forgotten how to travel, but it was a kindly place to start to re-learn.


A steaming stream runs down to the river in the afternoon sun

Morning on the river, with mountains on both sides and frost on all the river grasses

A stone pool with a waterfall, steaming in the winter afternoon

Wood stove in a yurt with the door open to see the fire

Plus, they had wild swans on the river AND a resident cat! (He was so friendly, I got a lot of bonks.)
A woman in a spa robe squats down to pet a gray cat