The Chocolate Mountain gang was a group of adventure seekers, mostly from Southern California who had discovered (most often by word of mouth) a desert Hot Spring that offered some of the best, healthiest hot mineral water flowing from an abandoned well. The book details many of the people who lived near the healing waters, shares their stories, and where they went after the pools were shut down. In 2011, the "Old Spa" also known as "Little Yellowstone" was given a new life by the current owners of the Glamis North Campground and RV Resort. A unique feature of this still-flowing oasis is that the water does not have the smell of sulfur like many hot springs. The water is still refreshing, healing, and hot.