Spring, Geyser sights in USA
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Chena Hot Springs Resort
At the end of Chena Hot Springs Rd is the Chena Hot Springs Resort. The springs themselves were discovered by gold miners in 1905, and by 1912 they were the premier place to soak for the happy residents of boom town Fairbanks. They still are. The busiest season for this resort, by far, is winter, and often during midweek in the summer you can score on some impressive 'slow season discounts'.
The Chena springs are at the centre of a 40 sq mile geothermal area and produce a steady stream of water that's so hot, it must be cooled before you can even think about putting a toe in. The most popular activity is hot-tub soaking, done both outdoors and indoors. Other activities…
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Halona Blowhole
Heading east from Hanauma Bay, the road skirts past several lookouts and the geographical oddity of the Halona Blowhole. Here the water surges through a submerged tunnel in the rock and spouts up through a hole in the ledge. It's preceded by a gushing sound, created by the air that's being forced out by the rushing water. The action depends on water conditions - sometimes it's barely discernible, while at other times it's a showstopper.
Down to the right of the parking lot is Halona Cove, the little beach where the classic risqué love scene with Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in From Here to Eternity was filmed in the 1950s. A small stone monument atop Halona Point was…
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Spouting Horn Geyser
Famous but fickle, Spouting Horn Geyser somehow became a mandatory stop on the tour-bus circuit. Don't expect Yellowstone's Old Faithful. Spouting Horn is less predictable, less lengthy and less high. Its seawater eruptions are typically under 30ft and last only seconds, when the sea shoots through a hole in the lava reef. But the sea spray creates lovely rainbows - a sweet photo op.
To get here, turn right off Po'ipu Rd onto Lawa'i Rd, just past Po'ipu Plaza and continue for 1.75 miles.
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Old Faithful
You can feel the tension build as you wait for an eruption of Old Faithful - not the biggest, not the most frequent, but easily the most iconic geyser in the park. Erupting every 90 minutes, Old Faithful spouts some 30,000L (8000 gallons) of water up to 55m (180ft) in the air. Tip: the first thing to do when you arrive is to check the predicted geyser eruption times at the visitor center and then plan your explorations around these.
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Manley Hot Springs
Privately owned by famously hospitable Chuck and Gladys Dart, bathing happens within a huge, thermal-heated greenhouse that's a veritable Babylonian garden of grapes, Asian pears and hibiscus flowers. Deep in this jungle are three spring-fed concrete tubs, each burbling at different temperatures. Pay your money, hose yourself down, pluck some fruit and soak away in this deliriously un-Alaskan setting.
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Clay Cliffs of Aquinnah
The multicoloured Clay Cliffs of Aquinnah were formed by glaciers more than 100 million years ago. Rising 46m (150ft) from the ocean, they're a dramatic sight any time of day. The cliffs are a National Historic Landmark owned by the Wampanoag Indians, so it's illegal to bathe in the mud pools at the bottom of the cliffs, or to remove clay from the premises.
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Hutlinana Warm Springs
Hutlinana Creek is reached at Mile 129, and a quarter mile east of the bridge is an 8-mile creekside trail to Hutlinana Warm Springs, an undeveloped thermal area with a 3ft-deep pool. The springs are visited mainly in winter; in summer, the buggy bushwhack seems uninviting. From the bridge it's another 23 miles southwest to Manley Hot Springs.
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Thunder Hole
Stop at Thunder Hole, south of the Overlook entrance, for a look at the surf crashing into a cleft in the granite. (The effect is most dramatic with a strong incoming tide.)
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