Hot spring #3 of 4 this backpacking trip: Old Pedro at Mono. I had the hot pools to myself for a while, then met some radical people and shared a great time until it was time to hike out and “make the miles” up Bear Creek back to the PCT/JMT.
The Bear Creek Trail (which starts as a 4×4 road on the map near Mono Resort) is now one of my very favorite Sierra trails – walk it if you ever get a chance!