Hutlinana Hot Springs

One of Jeff's old roommates was in town, and he and his friend wanted to get an Alaskan experience. Being that they were relatively raw campers and hikers, we decided to go out to Hutlinana Hot Springs. I'd never been there before, but found the route from some documents floating around and knew that the hike wouldn't be more than 7 miles in.

We ended up driving out the night before and camping by the side of the road. We awoke to snow coming down, truly giving them a part of the Alaska experience.

On the hike in, we walked by a huge array of beaver dams damming up the Hutlinana River. It was pretty sweet.

I don't know what the mountain range around the area was, but there were several clusters of cool mountains. A good reminder that no matter where you go in Alaska, you run into some amazing terrain.

We encountered the hot springs early in the afternoon. It wasn't a totally natural springs, there was a small pool built up out of tarp, but it was pretty well worked into the river.

The temperature of the water was quite nice.

On the way out, we had a good little climb back up to the highway. Overall, the springs was pretty cool. I think it could be way better in winter, but I'm glad I got out to it before departing the AK.