Idaho!!!
from deserts and moonscapes, to snowcapped peaks!
Ain't Nature Grande?
Especially in IDAHO!!!
*Bruneau Dunes*
*Craters of the Moon*
NASA trained here before they went to the moon
*Soda Springs*
Because of her volcanic past..
Idaho is the one of most geothermally plentiful places in the world
There are over 4,000 lakes in Idaho
*Lake Pend Orielle*
*Priest Lake*
*Spirit Lake*
*Lake Coeur d' Alene*
*Payette Lake*
has it's own sea monster...Sharlie
*Cataldo Mission*
oldest bldg. in Idaho
*Coeur d' alene National Forest*
Idaho's National Forests...unbounded natural beauty
The other states lust after Idaho's plentiful water supply!
*Salmon River*
*Payette River*
*Coeur d' Alene River*
out of Idaho's 1,000s of lakes & rivers come 1,000s of beautiful waterfalls
*Mesa Falls*
*Shoshone Falls*
*Fern Falls*
Spilling into breathtaking canyons!
*Hells Canyon*
Deepest Gorge in North America!
*Birds of Prey(Snake River Canyon)*
largest population of raptors on this continent
Purple Mountains Majesty
*Sawtooth Mtns.*
*Grand Tetons*
A Multitude of Happenings and Attractions too numerous to list!
Coeur d' Alene Casino!
Best White Water in the World
*Boise River Festival!*
Idaho is one of the few places in the world where a person can find gemstones laying on the ground or in stream beds.
Garnets
Fire Opals
Amethyst
Jasper
That is how it got named the "Gem State"
Idaho has a rich Native American History!
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
The Nez Perce
The Coeur d' Alene
Shoshone/Bannock
Shoshone/Paiute
Major stops along the Oregon Trail
*City of Rocks*
Landmark on the Oregon Trail
Three Island Crossing
The Lone Ranger Probably lived here!
Wallace & Kellogg...Mountains of Silver
Trail Back to Town
Happy Trails
visit the days of yesteryear...Roy Rogers and more
The Bike Barn
Coeur d'Alene...largest city in Northern Idaho, where I live!
Boise Idaho Home Page
State of Idaho Home Page
Idaho Tourism Home Page
"IDAHO"comes from the Shoshone Indian Word "EE-DA-HOW"
which means "beautiful sunset"
sharonjagger@artwizzerd.com
the Bluebird is the Idaho State Bird
is it any wonder...why I love it so much?!
