IF YOU'VE CAUGHT a chill from a high flight over the Rockies, drop down (a bit) to Stevens Field at Pagosa Springs, Colorado, for a warm, relaxing spa stopover. Pagosa Springs is located in the Rocky Mountains of southern Colorado, about 150 miles north of Albuquerque and 205 miles southwest of Denver, on a flight path between Los Angeles and New York City. The primary attraction of Pagosa, among all the other Colorado towns that offer mountain scenery and recreation, is the world's deepest hot spring. According to the Guinness World Records, the "Mother Spring" is the world's deepest measured hot spring at more than 1,000 feet deep. The hot, mineral laden springs were discovered hundreds of years ago by the Southern Ute Indians and valued for their invigorating and supposedly healing properties. The name Pagosa Springs comes from "Pag-Osah," which in the Ute language means "healing waters." The first bath house was built in 1881 and people have been "taking the waters" there ever since. A soak in the hot springs is a popular way to end a day of hiking or skiing, especially in the winter.
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