We got a tip from the gal who cut my hair. The Mt. Hood National forest is home to Bagby Hot Springs. It is a rustic grouping of plank bath houses at the end of about a 1 ½ mile trail. We passed on the communal tub and opted for a “private” soak. It is quite the experience. The tub is a hollowed out cedar log and the drain plug a stout stick. Hot spring water is fed through a trough across the ends of the bath houses. You pick your tub. Un-stopper the opening from the trough into your tub to fill it. Bring buckets of cold water to adjust the temperature. Then you climb in. The bath house is open to the sky and there is plenty of cross ventilation through the plank privacy panels. It is a little unnerving at first but ultimately very relaxing.