Wilbur Hot Springs  

 Tour through Hydro Elements of Wilbur Hot Spring 

 


This presentation is on Wilbur Hot Springs, located in the wine country, north of  Sacramento, CA 
Photo  View from the pool area to the main building that is the office, hotel room, dining rooms....
Photo View from the cold pool to the V shaped building that covers the 3 narrow rectangular mineral pools and the small outdoor mineral pool on the left
Photo View from about the small outdoor mineral pool, with the stream on the right
Photo View of outdoor mineral pool, an area where people can engage in quiet conversation 
Photo Building that covers the 3 narrow rectangular mineral pools  
Photo Stream next to pool area. Water from the source of the hot springs and the geyser flows into this stream
Photo Information, Rules and Warnings regarding the use of the 3 covered mineral pools. This area is a silent  area
Photo Middle pool of the 3 mineral pools - temperature about 105 F. The cooler pool on the right is about 100 F
Photo Left mineral pool. This is the hot mineral pool with temperatures around 109 F. In each of the 3 pools, the natural hot mineral enters at the top end of the pool and flows to and drains at the other end. The water will decrease in temperature (just a bit) as it flows through.  
Photo About 1/2 mile upstream from the pools, on the Wilber Hot Springs property is a small, amazing geyser. It goes off about every 45 minutes. It is a small version of a larger geyser like Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park. It is a great way to observe are really geyser up close. Note that the water from the geyser flows through a pipe to a small outdoor pool to the left and behind the to the left. The next photo this small pool.
Photo This small pool gets water directly from the geyser each time the geyser goes off each 45 minutes. You can sit in the mineral pool anytime, an it especially enjoyable when the geyser is going off and water flows directly into the pool. I think that this must be a very special and unique opportunity to experience an expression of the behavior of water in the hydrosphere.
Video Video of geyser when active.

Wilbur Hot Springs Mineral Water Composition Ljnk 

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Revised: October 14, 2007 .