Idaho – More Than Just Spuds !

So somewhere in southern Idaho at a rest stop on some road, there is a cool little place called Hell’s Half-Acre Trail.  It is a trail that leads through a volcano bed, with signage along the way explaining how it was formed.  Did you know that Idaho and Hawaii share some of the same features?  Yeah, me neither, that is until I stopped here.  It provided some exercise to stretch my legs after driving for 3 hours straight.

Further North in the Targhee National Forest I stopped at Messa Falls, both Lower and Upper.  It is a bit off the beaten path, but hey, that’s what this whole adventure is all about.  The short hike at the Upper Falls was pretty easy, even with all the stairs.  The temperature that day was perfect, however, with all the fires in nearby Montana, there was a dull grey in the air that blocked, what I’m sure would have been beautiful blue skies.

Having been to western Idaho on a ticket from Uncle Sam, I knew that the state was a diverse landscape and very pretty, but I now have a true appreciation of just how beautiful that state really is.  I will be back to explore more of what Idaho has to offer.