A few days ago, my husband and I drove to Hot Springs to enjoy a nice visit and have a picnic with our Mission Pastor and wife and also a Mother and her 2 daughters who had recently moved from our Porcupine Mission area to Hot Springs. We are very happy for her and know this will be a much better, safer area for all of them. It had been 4 months and this was a fun get together for us all. Pastor had a wonderful devotion for us on 23rd Psalm. The Good Shepherd.
After the picnic and devotion the girls met with some of their new friends just down the hill from our picnic spot, at the creek at a spot they call the swimming hole. It looked like a lot of fun and I even waded into my knees. I here say that this creek is 90 degrees all year round.
After the Picnic and everyone else went home, My husband and I walked next to the River on River Walk, to see some of the unique sites and features of Hot Springs. This where one of the natural mineral springs comes out.
It is safe to drink this water and many people come to fill containers with this popular spring.
This is the plaque that shows the Analysis of the natural running spring water. If you click on the picture it will enlarge so you can read it better. The right side states what the water is supposed to cure or help. Yes, we too filled our water containers with this special water created by God alone.
As we walked further down the River walk, we came to a water fall.
This is so close to the sidewalk that you can reach out and touch it. That beautiful green is a moss.
The unique moss. I love the different colors of green.
The rock wall next to the river is also very picturesque. It is a red color sand stone and you can see where many have scratched names or just tryed to dig it out.
Across from the river are many of these castle looking buildings that are still used today as hotels, apartments, stores etc. These buildings are quite old and were made from many cut out rocks from the many sandstone canyons around the area.
This old church was also one of those buildings.
In Hot Springs, steps like these and even higher steps are not an uncommon site with many hills in the City. These led to the Church.
This is the front of the church.
This is the corner Stone and you can see the name is St Luke's and the date is 1834.
The unique moss. I love the different colors of green.
The rock wall next to the river is also very picturesque. It is a red color sand stone and you can see where many have scratched names or just tryed to dig it out.
Across from the river are many of these castle looking buildings that are still used today as hotels, apartments, stores etc. These buildings are quite old and were made from many cut out rocks from the many sandstone canyons around the area.
This old church was also one of those buildings.
In Hot Springs, steps like these and even higher steps are not an uncommon site with many hills in the City. These led to the Church.
This is the front of the church.
This is the corner Stone and you can see the name is St Luke's and the date is 1834.It was a very fun day for us. After the in town experience, we drove around through a canyon and to view a couple beautiful lakes. More on this later. God's creation is GOOD!
This is another feature next to the river. It is a band shell where they may still have special gatherings and concerts. I am sure the audience sat on the open grassy area from where I took this picture. Maybe even sat across the creek to listen to music and bands.
This is another feature next to the river. It is a band shell where they may still have special gatherings and concerts. I am sure the audience sat on the open grassy area from where I took this picture. Maybe even sat across the creek to listen to music and bands.If you want to see more about Hot Springs, check this site
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