Fifth Water Hot Springs

Fifth Water Hot Springs

Though I don't ski, there is no shortage of things to do outdoors...even in December. Winter hiking in Utah has gotta be one of my most favorite things ever. Evan, Jess and I decided to hit up Fifth Water Hot Springs for a late afternoon winter dip. In other seasons, it is normally just 2.3 miles out to the hot springs but the road leading up to the trail head was closed so we ended up hiking about 12 miles round trip (even hiked back in the dark). BUT totally worth it. And the best part is we somehow timed it perfectly that no one was out there while we were soaking...I friggin love Utah. The end. *sorry for the shoddy photo quality. I just got one of our cameras back from being cleaned and my normal settings were changed - I ended up shooting in small jpgs instead of raw. Super rookie move. Whoopsie. hahaaaaa.

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