Stratton Spring was drilled in 1936 by the Myron Stratton Foundation., The soda-type spring has a controlled flow of two gallons per minute and is drilled to a depth of 167 feet. This site was the junction of early Indian trails and several major mineral springs. Later it became the major access to the Mount Manitou Incline and the Pikes Peak Cog Railway and was the loop were Stratton’s Trolley Line reversed to return to Colorado Springs.
a natural soda spring comes out of the wall in a decorated font. It is one of eight famous natural springs that put this town on the map. The spring was initially visited by Native American Indians who sought their healing and spiritual powers, which some believed were gifted by the great spirit called Manitou.
Soap Lake, Washington ~ 47°23′18″N 119°29′15″W (47.388341, -119.487611) ~ Both a small town and a natural phenomenon of a magical healing lake, “Soap Lake” was called “Smokiam” by the Native Americans as “Healing Waters”. It is a soft mineral lake in between Ephrata and Coulee. It is located in Grant County Washington. The abundant mineral […]
Sol Duc Hotsprings and Campground, Olympic National Forest, WA http://www.olympicnationalparks.com/lodging/sol-duc-hot-springs-resort/ As opposed to the rustic natural state of the Olympic Hot Springs, Sol Duc is the developed National Park Service hot springs resort in the Olympic National Forest. We wound up going here when we found out the road to Olympic Hot Springs had been […]
Cairns and Stacked Rocks By Thomas Baurley The stacking of stones is a widespread cultural practice all around the world. You know it is a remnant of modern, historical, or prehistoric cultural manufacture because they were not placed there by nature. Most likely a “human” moved one stone atop another. They vary in size from […]
Sacramento River Headwaters Mt. Shasta City Park, Shasta, California One of the most magical springs in California, the Shasta Sacramento Headwaters is an easy-on, easy-off the I-5 just as you’re entering the city of Shasta Mountain coming from the North heading south. It is located at the base of “Spring Hill” within Mt. Shasta City […]
Hedgecreek Falls * Shasta, California * Article by Leaf McGowan, Techno Tink Productions © 2014: Written March 31, 2014. When wandering around Shasta and Dunsmuir California this magical fall is not to be missed. Hedgecreek Falls is a gorgeous and rapidly flowing (spring and summer) waterfall falling 30+ feet over the mouth of a rock […]
Willy Tegel et al. Early Neolithic Water Wells Reveal the World’s Oldest Wood Architecture. PLoS ONE 2012. Open access Image:http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0051374 Neolithic wooden wells from Germany We were fascinated by this publishing online of these several wooden wells found in Germany that date to the Neolithic. We had hoped to see them on our last trip […]
Rhein maidens warn Siegfried. By Arthur Rackham. Published 1912. Copyright expired Rhine Maidens Common Names: Rhine Maidens, Rhine Maidens, naiads, river spirits, nymphs, sirens, nixies, nixen Habitat: – Found in Germanic fairy lore. Attributed to the Rhine River of Germany. Description: Rhine Maidens are water spirits known along rivers, especially the Rhine River in Germany, […]
From the German Fairy Tale – “The Goose Girl at the Well”: Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen, Leinweber, 1895 The Goose Girl at the Well The tale talks of an old woman who lived in the mountains and raised geese. She would go down to the village on occasion for provisions. One day, she met a […]