Iron Mountain Hot Springs opens global-inspired pools in CO | Lifestyle [Video]

GLENWOOD SPRINGS • In Colorado, you can soak up the hot springs of the world.

That’s the idea of the latest expansion at Iron Mountain Hot Springs.

This marks the second summer of the destination’s “inspired pools” — 13 waters beside the Colorado River mixed with mineral recipes that aim to replicate famed hot springs across the globe.

“There was a scientist that went to all these locations over the years and would break down what the (mineral) count was,” said Aaron McCallister, Iron Mountain’s general manager. “For us, obviously we have a lot of iron and a lot of calcium in our waters. Then you go to Blue Lagoon, and there’s a lot of silica.”

Iceland’s milky-blue dip is mimicked here, tucked between replicas of South Korea’s Osaek Hot Springs (rich with bicarbonate, said to benefit the skin) and of Guatemala’s volcano-heated Fuentes Georginas Hot Springs (magnesium and potassium for maintaining muscle …