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Warm Springs, Nevada

April 23, 2026April 23, 2026 technotink Leave a comment American Springs, Wells, & Falls, Forgotten Waters, Hot Springs, Mineral Springs, Natural Springs, Nevada, Rivers and Streams, United States

Finding a forgotten stop in the Nevada desert has its own kind of pull. Warm Springs catches that feeling in one glance, because it is three places at once: a hot spring site, a former stage stop, and one of those ghost towns that seem stranded between centuries.

Still, set your expectations early. This is not a developed soaking spot. It is a historic roadside ruin on private property at the junction of US 6 and State Route 375, the start of the Extraterrestrial highway. That makes it an easy add-on for an alien-country road trip, if you want history with your empty desert miles.Just west across the Extraterrestrial highway from Ash Springs/Crystal Springs and Close to Area 51.

Ash Springs / Crystal Springs, Nevada

April 22, 2026April 22, 2026 technotink Leave a comment American Springs, Wells, & Falls, Forgotten Waters, Hot Springs, Mineral Springs, Natural Springs, Nevada

There are stretches of US-93 in southern Nevada where the land looks half asleep, all pale dirt and blue distance, and then, almost absurdly, water appears. Ash Springs and Crystal Springs are part of that small miracle, two clear-water stops in the Pahranagat Valley near Alamo that roadtrippers and bird watchers tend to mention in the same breath.

Hobo Hot Springs | Saratoga Springs WY

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 technotink Leave a comment American Springs, Wells, & Falls, Hot Springs, Rivers and Streams, United States, Wyoming

For centuries, Native American tribes gathered here to bathe, trade, and heal. The springs were regarded as neutral ground, a shared site where water tempered conflict and invited rest. Accounts of tribal use across the North Platte River Valley echo that respect for the mineral-rich flow, which many viewed as medicine in motion. You can trace that lineage in local histories and interviews preserved by the community’s museums and archives, including the Platte Valley material on local Native use and early settlement.

Rhine River

August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 technotink Leave a comment Rivers and Streams

Rhine River, Düsseldorf, Germany: A Meandering Journey Through Culture, History, and Everyday Wonder
One of the amazing places where I’ve explored the Rhine was in Düsseldorf, Germany. It always starts with a ripple, or so it seems to me, standing on the edge of the Rhine River in Düsseldorf, Germany, watching the lazy water slide by in a gray-green ribbon, both endless and familiar. The river feels more like a living friend than a feature on a map, winding its way across Europe, carving borders, shaping stories, sending scents of mud and memory into the spring air as if to remind me, here is where kingdoms were built and broken, where trade bustled and dreams floated downstream along with stray petals and tossed stones.

Animism & Ai: Spirit in Stone, Spring, and Silicon

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 technotink Leave a comment American Springs, Wells, & Falls, Fairy Wells, Folklore, Prayers & Magic

From the spirit-haunted caves of Homo habilis to the glowing circuits of techno-mystics, this groundbreaking work traces the evolving relationship between humanity and the unseen forces that animate our world. Drawing from a lifetime of mythic living and academic inquiry, shaped by the teachings of Anthropologist Bruce Grindal, the magical theories of Real Magic author Isaac Bonewits, and workshops attended with psychedelic visionaries Timothy Leary and Terence McKenna, author Thomas Baurley delves deep into the forgotten, the forbidden, and the freshly reawakened.

Licton Spring, Seattle: An American Holy Well

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 technotink Leave a comment American Springs, Wells, & Falls, Folklore, Forgotten Waters, Mineral Springs, United States, Washington State, Wells

Nestled in North Seattle, Licton Spring stands out as a rare survivor among American holy wells and sacred springs. It’s not necessarily a “holy well” in the traditional sense, as defined by the phenomena around Europe known as “holy wells”, but rather a magical spring that was frequented by Native American tribes, who sourced spiritual and magical essences.

Fountain of Youth Movie (PG-13: 2025)

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 technotink Leave a comment cursed waters, Forgotten Waters

Ah the infamous “Fountain of Youth.” I was excited when I saw this, but quickly realized it has nothing to do with Ponce de Leon and his fountain. From the first frames, “Fountain of Youth” invites viewers into a world where ancient tales and elusive springs are more than stories passed down through centuries. The film draws on a rich mix of folklore, magic waters, curses, and cures; subjects that have fascinated both scholars and explorers for generations. These themes aren’t just footnotes in legend; they live at the crossroads of belief and science, where archaeologists and storytellers alike find meaning.

Hines Pond Hot Spring, Oregon

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025 technotink Leave a comment American Springs, Wells, & Falls, Forgotten Waters, Hot Springs, Natural Springs, Oregon

Millpond Hot Spring is a spring in Oregon at an elevation of 4,160 feet above sea level. Hidden at the edge of the Oregon timberlands, Hines Pond Hot Spring is a geothermal vent on the edge of Hines Pond. It is located to the hamlet known as Indian Village. Its waters, quietly steaming beside old logging routes, beckon spring lovers with a different kind of magic; remote, enduring, and unspoiled by crowds.

St. Lawrence Well

May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 technotink Leave a comment Wells

St. Lawrence’s Well:village of Clonmult. Clonmult, Co. Cork is best know as the site of an IRA ambush which took place on the 20 February 1920 during the war of Independence. On the outskirts of the village is a lovely holy well dedicated to St Laurence. St Laurence’s well is located in the townland of […]

Lava Hot Springs

May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 technotink Leave a comment American Springs, Wells, & Falls, Hot Springs, Idaho, United States

Steam rises from the pools, mingling with the mountain air and carrying the aura of volcanic history. Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, is known for more than just its pleasant, relaxing healing hot spring pools. Here, water wells from deep within the earth, prized for centuries for their warmth and purported curative powers. The town’s hot springs stand as a meeting place of history and memory, with rustic and modern comfort layered over a foundation of geologic wonders.