The stars sweep across the moonlit sky. I am alone in the wilderness soaking in natural hot spring pools. My body warmed by the water, but cooled by the mud that is wrapping around my feet and legs - slowly sucking me in, deeper and deeper. The relaxation is intense. I hear voices in the distance carried by a cool evening breeze. It's suddenly very still. Two females come up to the edge of the water. I can barely make out their silhouettes against the night sky. "We've been hiking for hours, is it ok if we join you?"