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Lookout Tower offers 360 degree views of the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains and the city of Hot Springs below.
Date: 12/30/2011
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Zooming in on the historic Arlington Hotel at the north entrance to Hot Springs N.P, my venue to see in the 2012 New Year.
Date: 12/30/2011
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Green collection boxes actually sit over each of the 45 hot springs to protect from pollution.
Date: 12/30/2011
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Steam rises up from one of the few uncovered springs.
Date: 12/30/2011
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Evaporating and cooling of the water over millions of years causes calcium and silica salts to build up and create rock called "Tufa."
Date: 12/30/2011
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Grand Promenade runs the upper parallel to Bathhouse Row, providing half a mile of beautiful walking path.
Date: 12/30/2011
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Mosaic tiled dome of the Quapaw Bathhouse, built in 1922.
Date: 12/30/2011
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Plaques posted on the fountains show mineral content of the water, which comes from 45 hot springs averaging 143 degrees Fahrenheit.
Date: 12/30/2011
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Hot Springs fountain at the end of the Grand Promenade.
Date: 12/30/2011
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Many fountains have spigots where one can fill jugs of the mineral-laced water.
Date: 12/30/2011
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Unique moss-covered fountain.
Date: 12/30/2011
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There is a loading zone beside this fountain where cars and pull up and fill their water jugs.
Date: 12/30/2011
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