The hike to the hot (warm) spring is a fairly strenuous climb but we all made it just fine. Tom Dorr led the hike. The day was warm and fair, and there were many hikers on the trail. This is open forest with good shade most of the way. There are a few nice views of the surrounding mountains along the trail.
There are in fact large numbers of obsidian boulders. The small pieces I found, unfortunately, had many impurities.
Pictures by Neal MacDonald and Scott Lake.
Hikers at Battleship Rock (Neal)
Battleship Rock from Lower Trail (Neal)
Battleship Rock and San Diego Canyon (Neal)
View from the Trail (Scott)
Hikers Taking a Break (Scott)
Fallen Timbers from an Old Fire (Neal)
Woodhouses Toad at Lower Hot Spring Pool (Neal)
Can You Find the Snake? – Maybe a Racer (Scott)
East Fork of the Jemez River Near Battleship Rock (Scott)