It's an overcast afternoon when I arrive, low-hanging clouds stage a most dramatic welcome. The lake seems to be in on the plan: clocking in at 200 degrees, a veil of sulfurous steam rises from its ...

A hallway in the east wing of the The Lodge at Hot Lake Springs, formerly the Hot Lake Springs Resort, near La Grande, is in the midst of repainting Sept. 20, 2020, as the hotel gets a fresh look ...

A steamy fog rises from the scalding waters of Hot Lake. From the roof of the century-old hotel overlooking the water, a red and blue neon sign – not unlike the one at the fictional Bates Motel – ...