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Raising Yurts | A Be Well Workshop
That time when a bunch of fellow guests went to extreme yurt-raising lengths to sit in hot springs… Years from now, this crew of Be Well...
Jordan Menzel
Apr 23, 2023

Our Ecuador Service Experience | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Where shall we begin? Like all life-changing forays into the unknown, we’re feeling overwhelmed by the weight of a storyteller's burden...
Jordan Menzel
Apr 4, 2023

Luck 1,245 Days In | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Luck has played a role in this restoration since day one. But starting on day 1,245, it really started to deliver. This exact weekend...
Jordan Menzel
Mar 24, 2023

The Other Side of Insanity | Maple Grove Hot Springs
What's on the other side of insanity? As an off-grid outpost where even the mildest Winter challenges every aspect of our existence,...
Jordan Menzel
Mar 14, 2023

We're Snowed In | Maple Grove Hot Springs
It’s official. We are snowed in. For the first time in four seasons, the only way in or out of the hot springs is by ski, snowmobile, or...
Jordan Menzel
Feb 28, 2023

History and Impermanence | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Nothing lasts forever. What a relief. Taken in the '60s or so, this photo was handed down from our dear neighbors, the McGreggors. ...
Jordan Menzel
Feb 26, 2023

9,544 Hours a Year | Maple Grove Hot Springs
About 9,544 hours a year. That's what it takes if we are lucky. Days like today during wild Winter months like this on an...
Jordan Menzel
Feb 1, 2023

Announcing the New Yurts | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Mondays are for announcements, and we've got a yurt-sized one to share! We've often said that we feel really good about the number of...
Jordan Menzel
Jan 23, 2023

Reflection on 2022 Part Two | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Each year, as Humans, we are either becoming more or less ourselves. Part of the magic is that we never really know who we are until...
Jordan Menzel
Jan 1, 2023

Reflections on 2022 | Maple Grove Hot Springs
A year on this land often feels like a lifetime. This means as the conclusion of a year arrives with the Winter Solstice gift of the most...
Jordan Menzel
Dec 21, 2022
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