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Sunset over Idaho

Idaho, known for it's potatoes, is a state that shows signs of past thermal activities and has some of the most unusual rock formations in the country. Some of which are huge blocks of granite laying around like some discarded children of the gods toys. Others are lava flows fields and tubes. Somewhere there must be you normal rocks like quartz but the spectacularity  of  the some of these others are so overpowering that your vision is drawn to them and them alone. There are several parks and attractions in this state that are part of the National Parks Service. Links to all parks and monuments  can be accessed  through the interactive map   Giant granite boulders rising up out of the ground and towering like buildings. See the National Parks Service's City of Rocks. Much of this region is in the northern edge of the Great Basin Desert and is quite arid with only about 15 " inches of rain which come mostly in the winter months. Great for Camping,  Hiking,  Rock Climbing and Horseback Riding. Another phenomenal area that is composed primarily of rock (in this case LAVA) is  the Craters of the Moon  National Monument. Here you will see frozen lave flows that took place over a 15,000 year period and appear to have stopped 2,000 years ago.     This would make for some difficult hiking in the wilds of this region but there are trail that are marked and maintained by the Park Service. You can see the stumps of trees that the early pioneers cut down and due to the aridness of the region the stumps still stand. See an interesting timeline of this park and the region.

  Rocks again, but this time they are littered with fossils, The Hagerman Fossil Beds (a National Monument) contains the largest concentration of Hagerman Horse fossils in North America. The Monument is internationally significant because it protects the world's richest known fossil deposits from a time period called the late Pliocene epoch, 3.5 million years ago. These plants and animals represent the last glimpse of time that existed before the Ice Age, and the earliest appearances of modern flora and fauna. Seeing as how that this is a National Monument you are not allowed to remove fossils (sorry Rock hounds and emerging Paleontologists).

Planning to re-enact the Lewis and Clark  3 year adventure, then you will be passing through Idaho. Part of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail takes you through some of the most rugged land in the United States located in this state, see. above.

A very dark era in American history left it's foot print in Idaho. During the second world war and after the unprovoked strike on Pearl Harbor, paranoia  clouded much of the public opinion of the immigrants of Japanese ancestry. Under suspicion and mistrust the Japanese people many of which were American citizens were rounded up and placed in internment camps. The Minidoka Internment National Monument  located between the towns of Twin Falls and Jerome, Idaho in south central Idaho was established in 2001 to commemorate the hardships and sacrifices of Japanese Americans interned there during World War II. Also known as the 'Hunt Camp', the Minidoka Relocation Center was a 33,000-acre site with over 600 buildings and a total population of about 13,000 internees held from Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. It was in operation from August 1942 until October 1945. 

Several National attractions are shared between Idaho and several other state. A brief description and links will be provided here to enable you to expand on these particular points of interest. 

The Nez Perce National Historic Park is not one large park with a common boundary, but is a collection of 38 sites scattered across the states of Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana.

 The Oregon Trail, the pathway to the Pacific for fur traders, gold seekers, missionaries and others,  passes through Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho and Oregon.

The granddaddy of them all the Yellowstone National Park  has part of it's Western  border in Idaho.
          

Mining played an important  part in this states past and the Sierra Silver Mine Tour is one of the most popular attraction in the northern portion of this state. An experienced miner will guide you through an operating silver mine. See such things as an authentic mucker, slusher, and jack-leg drill. Hear a professional explanation of  historic and modern mining techniques. Transportation to and from the mine will aboard a vintage trolley, and you will be treated to a narrated tour of Historic Wallace, the Silver Capital of the World.

Camping in Idaho: 
Idaho, with it's wide range of terrain and fantastic lakes and rivers, provides phenomenal location for camping. 
If you like to fly, there are a number of wilderness "fly in campgrounds" in Idaho.
For the rest of the camping public with their feet planted on good old terra firma, follow this link for a list of Idaho campsites.

You can just imagine the possible activities this fantastic state has to offer.  Choose the activity of you choice and follow the links to find a guide service or suppliers.

The official government website has a lot to offer that may be of interest to people planning to move to there or even start a business in Idaho.

For a great variety of  maps see the University of Texas Library.

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See the museums that are located within this State.

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