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I finally made it back home to Whitehorse after nearly 3 weeks of hotel living and downtown office work in Calgary. I learned a lot, but long days, inactivity, restaurant food and beer contributed to an extra 10 pounds on the belly. At least it will help to keep me warm while skiing in -20. Being in an office while it was cold outside also made me long for a hot spring.


But not one quite as crowded and commercial as this one at Pamukkale, Turkey. Partly because any number of these people could be trying to cure one of the following conditions...


And in case anybody was wondering, balneology is the science of the therapeutic use of baths. For whatever reason, many of the Europeans visiting Pamukkale think that balneology includes smearing calcite mud all over your body. The following images may be disturbing to some viewers.