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Crystal Crane
Hot Springs was a small campground with hot springs located right In
the campground. There were only seven (7) RV sites, three (3) of
which were 50 amp full hook-up. (There was a lone campsite on the hill
but it appeared to be reserved for someone special). There were also
several cabins for rent.
The "Commons Room" was nice and had a big TV, couch,
recliner, magazines, books, puzzles and such. It is attached to the
office, and closed at 9 P.M. However, the hot springs is outdoors of
course, so the hot springs can be used 24/7 by campers and cabin renters,
but is also open to the public until 9 P.M.
No cable at sites, but there was TV in the commons room until 9 P.M.
The campground had an unsecured Wi-Fi site that came in fairly fast.
This campground had the worst water pressure that the two RV Gypsies
have ever experienced, yet they had sprinklers running to water the
grass areas. The campground had a gravel road and sites with grassy
areas near cabins and the ponds. The campground did not seem to object
to a clothes rack for bathing suits and towels, and their literature
did not mention anything about washing cars. Yes, the two RV Gypsies
would stay here again sometime in the future. |
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Below: The RV and toad of
the two RV Gypsies at Crystal Crane Hot Springs. |
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Below: The view from the dining
room window of the two RV Gypsies' RV- and the view from the front window
of the two RV Gypsies' RV. |
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Below: Views of the hot springs from different angles.
There are two hot springs side by side - one for wildlife and one
for people. The two RV Gypsies only saw a few ducks in the wildlife
pond.
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Below is the area the two
RV Gypsies entered the hot springs from. It dipped down right at the
entry. This was difficult to maneuver in the dark as there were no lights
in the area at night. The pond was rocky, so the two RV Gypsies
wore water-shoes in the hot springs pond. |
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Below: The view from the hillside where the lone RV was parked on
day one.
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Below Shadows of the two
RV Gypsies as they took the above photos. |
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Below: Karen Duquette tried
taking a few photos of herself in the hot springs while Lee Duquette
was in the RV across the street resting. She had the hot springs all
to herself and really enjoyed it. The temperature was about 100
degrees, which is slightly less than other hot springs Karen has been
in. And actually, there were hot spots and cold spots throughout
the pond. The middle of the hot springs was pretty deep. |
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Below: Later, the two RV Gypsies
returned to the hot springs together. This time they brought beach noodles
with them because there were no seats in this hot spring area. Lee seldom
goes in hot springs and he did not stay too long. But Karen Duquette
was thrilled that he joined her for awhile. |
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Below: Each of the two evenings
that the two RV Gypsies stayed at Crystal Crane Hot Springs, they enjoyed
the hot springs in the evening until about midnight. Lee just did not
want Karen out alone, so he joined her.
They tried taking night-time photos of themselves and the results
are very funny. The flash on the camera was so bright, that they had
to close their eyes, and even then the bright flash hurt their eyes
because the evening was so dark. (There were lots of stars in the sky,
but absolutely no moon, and no artificial lights near the hot springs)
So go ahead and have a good laugh at the photos below. |
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Notice the reflection of
their heads in the water. |
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Below: What a beautiful sunset
right behind the RV of the two RV Gypsies at Crystal Crane Hot Springs
in Burns, Oregon. |
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Below: The RV of the RV Gypsies
as they returned from the hot springs around midnight. There was one
street-light by their RV. |
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Below: Leaving Crystal Crane
Hot Springs to go to Bruneau Dunes State Park, Karen Duquette photographed
the building on the hill across from the campground because she wanted
a better look at what that one lone building was. The red signs on each
side of the building say Hyundai. |
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BYE! BYE! Crystal Crane
Hot Springs. It was fun! See you next time around! |
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