Due to increased contamination of drinking water, good quality bottled water is in high demand -- almost 8.5 billion gallons of water were bottled in the United States in 2009, according to data from ...

Forget freeze-dried backpacking meals. For a 40-mile trip over Christmas, my friends and I used a remote hot spring to sous-vide this 10 lbs elk round. Not only was it the best meal any of us had ...

There’s something almost magical about sinking into naturally heated mineral water while surrounded by mountains, forests, or desert landscapes. Natural hot springs have been drawing people for ...

Geothermal springs are, literally, hot tub time machines. For centuries, hot springs bubbling from deep within the earth have been the cure for sore muscles and hike-weary legs. The same ingredients ...

Nothing’s better in the wintertime than a dip in a hot spring. While warm baths and backyard spas are nice, there’s something special about soaking in a natural body of water surrounded by nature.

The East Coast may have many things—Pat’s cheesesteaks, Lady Liberty, the Appalachian Trail—but one thing it mostly lacks are hot springs, which is unfortunate, worthy of pity even, because lounging ...

Capon Springs in West Virginia offers a unique, unplugged mountain resort experience centered around its rejuvenating spring ...

The air had turned frigid thanks to an arctic front that had muscled its way down to San Antonio, but steaming hot water beckoned. My wife and I carefully climbed three icy wooden steps and then ...