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Information sources: A=AAA Travel Guidebook, AC=AAA Camping
Book, H= Highways magazine (Good SamClub), L=loop tours book
(Readers Digest, hardbound), X=Xerox copy, T=1992 Texas travel
soft-cover book,
NOTE: Key to map-location numbering system:05=2005 trip 06=2006
trip 07=2007 trip 08 = 2008 trip 09=2009 entry
NOTE: Info may NOT contain CURRENT phone numbers, prices, times
of operation, etc. due to publication dates forinfo sources. ALWAYS
check with the attraction / location / venue for updated info
rather than drive to the location
and be very disappointed !
IDAHO 2013 (updated 3/13)ID001 05Boise(p 272) 13 mile greenbelt
pedestrians & bicyclers; Idaho National Historical Museum;
ZooBoise; hands-on Discovery Center of Boise; Boise Art Museum;
tour Old Idaho Penitentiary with its famous rosegarden; World
Center Birds of Prey.ID002 05 Idaho City Route 21, known as
Ponderosa Pine Scenic Route, leads to Idaho City and lush
SawtoothWilderness beyond; well-maintained brick buildings date
back to mid-1800s. You can eat, dine, and shop inrestaurants &
saloons dating back to 1867; Boise Basin Museum recalls its heyday;
Warm Springs Resort relaxes
bathers in 97F water from hit springs. Also see ID015 05Idaho
FallsID003 05 Sawtooth National Recreation Area visitors center
lends cassette players and taped tours of themountains keyed to
mileposts on Rte 75.ID004 05 Craters of the Moon National Monument
(p 273) scenic 7-mile loop; area used in 1960s forastronaut
training; visitor center explains craters creation; also ice caves,
tree molds, and lava bombs. 13(HT)volcanic phenomena, cones,
craters, lava flows, caves, tunnels, Loop Drive.ID005 05City of
Rocks National Reserve Bleak sage desert, featureless for miles
until reaching massivegranite outcroppings, some up to 60 stories
tall.ID006 05Twin Falls
1. 212 foot waterfall can be heard for 3 miles; more dazzling
view is made while crossing the Perrine MemorialBridge, 486 feet
high; Herrett Museum has pre-Columbian collections from North,
Central, & South Americas.
2. Along US30, precursor to I-84, find examples of the struggle
between water and lava.3. Leaving I-84 west of Twin Falls at Exit
141, you seem to literally plunge into an abyss, a sheer walled
basalt
canyon, at the bottom of which flows the Snake River. As the
road reaches the bottom it passes the mouth ofMalad Gorge where the
Malad River completes its mad plunge from the heights above to mix
its waters withthose of the Snake River.
4. Malad Gorge State Park is where the river begins its plunge
and is accessible from I-84, Exit 147. Entranceis $4 per car. A
trail leads to a bridge where you can look straight down 250 feet
into the swirling maelstromof Devils Washbowl at the bottom of a
60-foot waterfall.
5. US30 along the Snake River travel past the small community of
Hagerman. Cross the west side of theriver. By looking across the
river you will note the stupendous sight of millions of gallons of
water gushing outof, and not over the top of,the basaltic cliffs.
Waters of area rivers sink below the surface near Arco, Idahoand
follow underground fissures and faults in lava flows of the Great
Rift Zone to the cliffs overlooking theSnake River. Using your car
(or toad) drive US30 south of Hagerman to the Hagerman-Wendell
Highway;turn left and follow it up to Vader Grade onto the rim;
continue to (road)1500 East and turn right; go four milesto (road)
3300 South which will eventually curve to the right and there will
be signs on the left leading to the1000 Springs Preserve. A steep
and narrow road will drop down the face of the cliff (safe in a car
or pick-uptruck). Part way down oyu will pass a row of small
springs gushing water. Further down is an Idaho Powerfacility. Park
at the bottom and walk out the dirt path to your left toward the
huge waterfall plunging out of theface of the cliff. Its about 100
yards to the base of the falls be careful of poison oak along the
path. Theactual preserve, owned by Nature Conservancy, is closed
but wont hinder your view.
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6. (See region directly prior to this entry) Two fish hatcheries
one state & one federal: Hagerman National andState Fish
Hatcheries produce literally millions of trout and steelhead each
year. Both open to the public.
7. On the east side of Twin Falls is Shoshone Falls, a.k.a.
Niagara of the West. The falls are 50 feet higherthan Niagara
Falls. During late spring and early summer the flow from the Snake
River is simply awesome.Theres a lovely park nearby with great
views of the multiple spillways. To get to Shoshone Falls, from
US93(Blue Lakes Blvd), take Falls Avenue east to 3300 East
(Champlin Road). Turn north and follow the signs tothe park. $3 per
car. The bridge on Blue Lakes Blvd that crosses the Snake River is
in and of itself worth a
stop. Hagerman offers a much quieter base of operation, with a
tree-lined RV park, several restaurants, agrocery store and other
basics.
8. AREA INFO: Twin Falls 93 RV Park, 208-326-5092,
www.twinfalls93rvpark.com; Twin Falls / Jerome KOA isnorth of Twin
Falls on US93, 800-562-4169, www.koa.com; Hagerman RV Village,
800-707-4906,www.hagermanrvvillage.com
ID007 05Hagerman Very famous for fossils, including 130 horse
fossils dug up near Horse Quarry; HagermanValley Historical Society
has prehistoric horse skeleton; less than a block away the Visitors
Center has displays ofcamel skull and horse bones still embedded in
rock.ID008 05Bruneau Dunes State Park includes largest single
structured sand dunes in North America - - 470 feethigh; 5-mile,
self-guided nature trail climbs the dune and explains areas
geology. 13 (HT) Largest sand dunes inAmerica; Bruneau Canyon.
ID009 05Lewiston (p 274)) Go up Snake River by aluminum jet boat
to explore Hells Canyon; daylong tour offerreturn trip by boat or
raft; Hells Gate State Park camping, swimming, excursion boat
tours. 13(HT) Snake Riverexcursions, Luna House Indian museum.ID010
05Coeur DAlene Museum of North Idaho; Coeur DAlene Lake is
reputedly one of the most beautifullakes in the world; cruises
leave from city dock. 223 A Coeur DAlene (A50) Lake Coeur DAlene
Cruisesleavecity dock for 90-minute narrated tour with glimpses of
wildlife and local scenery. Brunch, sunset, full-day and
othercruises are available. $15.75 for persons over 55 yrs.
(RVJ100)> Lake Coeur DAlene Scenic Byway begins atthe junction
of I-90 & Idaho 97 and follows Idaho 97 south and east along
Lake Coeur DAlene to Idaho 3. Byway is35.8 miles long; allow 1.5
hours. Idaho 97 is a two-lane, winding road with few passing lanes.
Special attractions are:Lake Coeur DAlene; Mineral Ridge Trail at
Beauty Bay; Caribou Ridge Natioinal Recreation Trail.ID011
05Sandpoint Vintage Wheel Museum has horse-drawn carriages &
antique cars.ID012 05Koontenai National Wildlife Refuge 4.5 miles
driving tour, 3 observation points, & several trails allprovide
views; (NOTE: drive as close to edge of road as possible to avoid
barreling logging trucks.)ID013 05Craters of the Moon National
Monument (A51) Resembles the surface of the moon. 7-mile-loopdrive
is open mid-April to early November, takes 25 minutes to complete.
13 (HT) Volcanic phenomena, cones,craters,lava flows, caves,
tunnels, Loop Drive.ID014 05Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
(A53) Gem site Many routes to see scenery, wildlife.Americas
deepest gorge. Boat trips from private companies; jet boats. 13(HT)
deepest gorge in North America,spectacular rugged terrain, Rim View
Drive.ID015 05Idaho Falls (A55) Gemsite The Museum of Idahohas
displays about history of Idaho, mammothdisplay, Lewis & Clark
display, replica of a real 19thcentury community (Eagle Rock, which
became Idaho Falls. $6,allow at least an hour. 13 (HT) Picturesque
broad river falls, Sportsmans Island Park and museum, Latter
DaySaints Temple.ID016 05Kellogg (A56) Silver Mountain Gondolaride
is supposedly the longest single-stage gondola ride inthe world. It
takes 19 minutes to go 3,400 feet from base of mountain to upper
terminal. $13.95, senior citizens withID for $9.95 but no age given
as to what constitutes senior citizen.ID017 05Rexburg (A64)
Yellowstone Bear World see black & grizzly bears up close from
your car. Pricesvary see AAA guide.ID018 05Riggins (A64) whitewater
rafting.ID019 05Salmon (A65) whitewater rafting
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