I do remember the days, 38 years ago, when Mrs. Bowen collected $1 per person at the Bowen Ranchhouse. I wished I had captured that lovely lady on film. She was really special.
People did ride motorcycles down to the springs in the 70s, occasionally using the goat trail, but usually by way of the wide road upstream, now closed thank goodness. You can see photos from that era if you click on "More hot springs pictures" below on this page and then follow the next page to the bottom and click on "Viejo Bills Deep Creek pics." An early web handle for me was Viejo Bill.
Rick, if you see this please let me know how to change my now discontinued email address on that page. Also, can I post more historical photos?