Kentee Pasek has always known about the “great minerals” in the Ouray Hot Springs Pool and how they help a 15-minute soak melt away stress and tension and leave swimmers feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. She grew up in the water, working as a lifeguard as a teenager.
But now, in her fourth month as the manager of the pool, Pasek is getting an up-close view of the more colorful side of those minerals — the iron and manganese and potassium and copper that transform the pool from a br...