By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal

I’ve stayed in the luxurious Jacuzzi Suite on the 25th floor of Reno’s Atlantis hotel where from the hot tub you can gaze at the Sierra Nevada through floor-to-ceiling windows.

I’ve also soaked in hot spring-fed stock tanks in remote Nevada valleys where instead of expecting room service people can expect to skim leaves and algae from the surface of the water before sliding in.

While I can’t say which Nevada experience is better for everyone, I can say I’ve only stayed at Atlantis once and I keep heading out to find more stock tanks.

It’s probably because it’s tough to think of an experience more closely connected with the land than soaking alone or with a friend in a remote spring, despite the rustic, um, charms that distinguish a real Nevada hot spring from a fancy hotel room hot tub.

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