Orient Land Trust and Valley View Hotsprings
Imagine being in a high dry desert and having an unlimited* warm water supply, so pure it requires no treatment, flows steadily all year, and supplies all the heat and electricity needed for numerous homes and buildings. A San Luis Valley fairy tale as wild as rumors of lost treasures of gold?
I have always considered water resources in two parameters; quality and quantity. But a tour of the Valley View Hot Springs, in the northeastern end of the San Luis Valley, added two more. Temperature and elevation. The area is a perfect mountainside oasis, a wet and wonderful treasure, and one more testament to Mother Nature's genius.