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can you swim in a hot spring an overview
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of hot springs north carolina
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it's surprising that the town of hot
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springs north carolina isn't bigger
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sitting at the confluence of the french
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broad river and spring creek it's been a
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popular destination since the american
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revolution it grew along the buncombe
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turnpike one of the major interstate
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roads of the 1800s a major rail spur
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came through the town it's on the
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appalachian trail in an area filled with
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outdoor recreation possibilities why is
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it called hot springs the mineral
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springs were first discovered by the
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native american tribes in the region who
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often held spiritual ceremonies about
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five miles down river at paint rock this
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is where some of the best known native
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pictographs in the southeast can still
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be seen today once the settlers found
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the springs things began to change as
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early as 1778 european immigrants were
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visiting the springs for their reported
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healing powers of the carbonated mineral
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waters do the hot springs have healing
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powers the legendary healing powers of
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the mineral baths were probably
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exaggerated by the journey to reach the
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hot springs not only were the people
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bathing in them but they also had to be
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exhausted why are the springs hot the
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waters are a thermal spring essentially
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the water travels deep enough into the
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earth and is heated geothermally by
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forces within the earth's mantle in some
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cases the water is heated by coming
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close to molten rock also known as magma
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but close proximity to magma is not
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necessary for a hot spring and some hot
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springs are heated by radioactive decay
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of elements deep in the earth's mantle
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can you swim in a hot spring some hot
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springs are too hot to safely bathe in
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the waters in hot springs north carolina
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are about 108 degrees fahrenheit there
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are hotels resorts and cabins that offer
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access to the natural hot mineral waters
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in the north carolina destination
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additionally for such a small town
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there's a surprising range of options in
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hot springs what is there to do in hot
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springs north carolina first soak in the
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water people have been coming here since
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at least the time of george washington
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to experience the waters of the hot
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springs it seems a shame to come all the
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way into town and not give it a try hot
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springs resort and spa pipes the water
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from the spring into a series of jetted
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hot tubs to maximize the experience
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where is hot springs north carolina hot
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springs is located about 40 minutes
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north of asheville north carolina
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between the french broad river spring
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creek and the appalachian trail have you
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been to hot springs what do you think
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