This Off-Grid Hot Springs Spot in Oregon Is the Perfect Autumn Getaway

Unplug, relax and explore at this hot spring located in the middle of nature.

The soaking pools at Breitenbush Hot Springs range from 100-110 degrees and are filled exclusively with geothermal mineral water from on the property. Humans have soaked in these waters for thousands of years, as the pools were well-known to indigenous people in central Oregon. Gregory Scruggs/The Seattle Times/TNS

By Gregory Scruggs From The Seattle Times

DETROIT, Ore.—Has life been a sprint since Labor Day? The post-summer rush is exhilarating but also exhausting. One cure: a getaway for a mid-autumn reset. For a thorough recharge, spend 48 hours in a digital and physical detox.