Jerry Pillarelli poses in front of Mount St. Helens in 2012. Despite losing nearly everything when his motor home burned at Grande Hot Springs RV Park, near La Grande, in 2017, the sports photographer ...

One of the West's biggest sources of natural hot water, Hot Lake in northeast Oregon, is getting an upgrade to one of its resorts that will increase public access to the lake's hot mineral springs.

Imagine pulling into your RV site, stepping outside, and sinking into a steaming mineral pool just a few feet away. No long drive, no crowded day pass, no extra ticket, just warm water and open sky.