The pools at Harbin Hot Springs, still filled with tepid water, are now receptacles of an ashy soup of charred wood chunks, leaves and blackened debris. Nearly everything at the popular ...

A John Deere skip loader crept up the slope of the mostly barren construction site where Lake County’s popular Harbin Hot Springs resort once stood. When it reached the top of the slope, the driver ...

The deadly Valley Fire struck Lake County in 2015, but the memories linger after two years, and the recovery and rebuilding process that the popular clothing optional resort faced illustrate the long ...

MIDDLETOWN, Lake County — Harbin Hot Springs, a tranquil New Age health resort in Middletown with clothing-optional communal soaking pools, was a favorite destination for those on a holistic ...

As with so many others, Harbin was my special place. As a camper on the deck, I could sleep under the stars for a couple nights, bring my own food and enjoy an enriching selection of donation-based ...

A popular resort and hot spring is among the homes and businesses that was right in the path of the Valley Fire. Harbin Hot Springs resort was evacuated Saturday afternoon as the rapidly moving fire ...

Part of the reason that SunRay Kelley’s buildings are so unique is because they are all handmade. Using nature as his guide, Kelley has built an estimated 50 organic structures, most of which are ...