A gentle reminder not to drink the water at Tecopa Hot Springs campground

The water is heavily mineralized, which is a problem that can't be solved with the water purifier that I carry with me.

The local piped-in water is also naturally warm. This is probably one of the few public campgrounds that has warm water in the toilets.

It's also one of the few campgrounds that I've visited which doesn't supply potable water. They don't even sell large containers of water at the campground office.

Fortunately, there is free water available outside the school at the village of Tecopa, two miles away, and water can be purchased at the general store and gas station in Shoshone, eight miles away.

There's no moon tonight, but many stars twinkle in the black sky.

Next photo album: Day 2: Tecopa Hot Springs to Greenwater Valley (upper Gold Valley Rd)