Truth or Consequences

Truth or Consequences is such an interesting name for a city.  While I was searching for some places to visit along our route to California, I knew there had to be something special to this place.  Otherwise, why in the world would it be named "Truth or Consequences"?  First, I learned that T or C (commonly called by the locals) was originally named Hot Springs.  It changed its name after a popular radio station in 1950 to win a competition.  Second, it was originally named Hot Springs for good reason.  I started to research which was the best hot springs resort to visit in T or C.    

The entire place oozes with serenity.  You enter to this beautiful, peaceful garden.  There are a few rooms that are available to stay in for the night or you can pull your camper into one of their camping (parking) spots.  You can also visit per hour, which we did, since we planned to stay in Las Cruces for the evening.

The common mineral hot springs pools temperatures range from 100 degrees to 108 degrees. 

It was also a great place to take a nap from our exhausting day of driving.

The open-air hot springs are on the banks of the Rio Grande River.   You can watch the people who choose to use floatation devices to cruise down the Rio Grande.

Apparently, there are therapeutic benefits of the geothermal water.

We were curious about the private pools so we booked one.  As you can see, it can be closed off to the public if you wanted.  Those are curtains in the front that can be closed and the door to enter is locked.  Privacy for those who don't want to share a pool with a stranger or...   

Here's the name of the place.  It's a great place to relax and get some peace and quiet.  We passed a few on our way to reaching the Riverbend.  I'm sure the other hot springs are just as relaxing but they can't beat the view of the mountains and the river.