Lewis & Clark expedition member John Ordway recalled the same scene.

...a number of the party as well as myself bathed in these hot Springs, but the water so hot that it makes the Skin Smart when I first entered it...

Today, you can still enjoy a hot bath or the tipi camp across the way - and feel you are a part of history.

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