Saturday, May 23, 2015

Two Snake River Waterfalls

From its headwaters near Yellowstone National Park to its confluence with the Columbia River at Kennewick, Washington the Snake River runs a little over 1000 miles.  Most of that is in the state of Idaho.
Shoshone Falls

Craters of the Moon

Craters of the Moon is a national monument run by the U.S. Park Service.  It is located in central Idaho.  The visitor's center is near Arco, Idaho.

Looking East from Inferno Cone

Hell's Half Acre

Hells Half Acre is a lava field in southeast Idaho near the town of Blackfoot.  Interstate 15 passes through the southeast corner of the field for a few miles and there is a rest stop about a mile from the southern entrance.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015