Seven Wonders of Idaho
Picking 7 Wonders of Idaho was no easy taskThe hardest thing about choosing the Seven Wonders of Idaho is that there are so many more than seven. In a state blanketed with mountains, canyons, lakes, rivers and even desert marvels, wonders abound. When the Statesman decided to pick the Seven Wonders of Idaho, Statesman readers showed just how hard the task would be. | GO...
The Snake River
The meandering Snake shapes Idaho's past, futureWithout the Snake River, the Idaho we know simply wouldn’t exist. Idaho’s history, economy and culture flow through its waters. Before either the state or the river had its name, the Snake brought food to the Shoshone and Nez Perce. Before the world tasted the Idaho potato, the Snake had to be corralled and marshaled to the desert. Before low-cost energy could attract business to Boise, the Snake had to be harnessed and yoked to produce power. And before Idaho could emerge as an outdoor paradise, the Snake had to carve its canyons, sculpt its falls and forge its rapids. | GO...
'You can get to nowhere from here'Idaho is rich with in-between places — eye-blink towns like Harpster, Stites, Kamiah and Kooskia where patchworks of weathered buildings blend into the dusty browns and deep greens of hills rising from wild rivers. Most people are just passing through, but the ones who order the "usual" at Kooskia's China Cafe and know every rock of the steelhead stretch in Orofino have a different understanding of life in Idaho's most breathtaking gas stops. | GO...
Central Idaho's stairway to heavenWhen Idahoans want to play, they often head to the Sawtooth Range, home to more than 50 10,000-foot peaks and hundreds of clear alpine lakes. There, a 756,000-acre playground called the Sawtooth National Recreation Area offers boundless opportunities for experiencing the Great Outdoors. | GO...
North Idaho's waters of enchantmentThe Great Lakes of North Idaho are as different from most of southern Idaho as ferns are from sagebrush. Southern Idaho is deserts, rugged canyons, glittering peaks. North Idaho is lush forests, gentle hills, brooding lakes. | GO...
Owyhee Canyonlands: The wildest part of IdahoIf Idaho is the wilderness state, then the Owyhee Canyonlands is the wildest part of Idaho. You won't find maintained trails and campgrounds here. There's no permit system. And don't wait for a ranger. There are roads. But the deep-rutted, bony former game trails are only forpeople with large four-wheel drive trucks or SUVs and a willingness to spend a few nights stuck here after a rainstorm. | GO...
Flowing lava shapes unearthly landThis is a land that lava made. Beginning 15,000 years ago, molten rock lying deep inside the Earth pushed through a 52-mile-long crack on the planet’s surface in eastern Idaho. Blobs of thick lava oozed from the rip now known as the Great Rift, transforming the landscape into a volcanic graveyard eventually called Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. | GO...
Heart of Idaho beats in the Salmon River wildsThe Salmon River and "the Frank," as the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness is affectionately called, epitomize everything that Idahoans love to boast about: our water, our mountains, our wildlife, our people. | GO...
Picking 7 Wonders of Idaho was no easy taskThe hardest thing about choosing the Seven Wonders of Idaho is that there are so many more than seven. In a state blanketed with mountains, canyons, lakes, rivers and even desert marvels, wonders abound. When the Statesman decided to pick the Seven Wonders of Idaho, Statesman readers showed just how hard the task would be. | GO...
The meandering Snake shapes Idaho's past, futureWithout the Snake River, the Idaho we know simply wouldn’t exist. Idaho’s history, economy and culture flow through its waters. Before either the state or the river had its name, the Snake brought food to the Shoshone and Nez Perce. Before the world tasted the Idaho potato, the Snake had to be corralled and marshaled to the desert. Before low-cost energy could attract business to Boise, the Snake had to be harnessed and yoked to produce power. And before Idaho could emerge as an outdoor paradise, the Snake had to carve its canyons, sculpt its falls and forge its rapids. | GO... - Photo gallery: The Snake River
- Video: See video footage of the Snake River
- Read a poem about the Snake River by Statesman reporter Jeanne Huff
- We asked a few Idahoans with special connections to the Snake River just what makes the river so special
'You can get to nowhere from here'Idaho is rich with in-between places — eye-blink towns like Harpster, Stites, Kamiah and Kooskia where patchworks of weathered buildings blend into the dusty browns and deep greens of hills rising from wild rivers. Most people are just passing through, but the ones who order the "usual" at Kooskia's China Cafe and know every rock of the steelhead stretch in Orofino have a different understanding of life in Idaho's most breathtaking gas stops. | GO... - Photo gallery: Lochsa & Clearwater Rivers
- Video: See video footage of the Lochsa & Clearwater Rivers
- Read a poem about the Lochsa by Statesman reporter Jeanne Huff
Central Idaho's stairway to heavenWhen Idahoans want to play, they often head to the Sawtooth Range, home to more than 50 10,000-foot peaks and hundreds of clear alpine lakes. There, a 756,000-acre playground called the Sawtooth National Recreation Area offers boundless opportunities for experiencing the Great Outdoors. | GO... - Photo gallery: The Sawtooths
- Video: See video footage of the Sawtooths
- Read a poem about the Sawtooths by Statesman reporter Jeanne Huff
- Audio: Listen to Robert Hayes talk about why there's no place like the Sawtooth Mountains.
- Audio: Listen to Robert Hayes talk about the first time he traveled to the Sawtooth area.
- Audio: Listen to Sawtooth Fishing Guides owner Julie Meissner talk about what makes the Sawtooths and the whole area in general so special.
- Audio: Listen to Jack Stevens of Boise, talk about how the Sawtooth Mountains remind him of the Tetons.
North Idaho's waters of enchantmentThe Great Lakes of North Idaho are as different from most of southern Idaho as ferns are from sagebrush. Southern Idaho is deserts, rugged canyons, glittering peaks. North Idaho is lush forests, gentle hills, brooding lakes. | GO... - Photo gallery: Idaho's Great Lakes
- Video: See video footage of Idaho's Great Lakes
- Read a poem about Idaho's Great Lakes by Statesman reporter Jeanne Huff
- Audio: Listen to Mayor Larry Keith, of Hope Idaho, read his poem in tribute to Lake Pend Oreille.
Owyhee Canyonlands: The wildest part of IdahoIf Idaho is the wilderness state, then the Owyhee Canyonlands is the wildest part of Idaho. You won't find maintained trails and campgrounds here. There's no permit system. And don't wait for a ranger. There are roads. But the deep-rutted, bony former game trails are only forpeople with large four-wheel drive trucks or SUVs and a willingness to spend a few nights stuck here after a rainstorm. | GO... - Photo gallery: The Owyhee Canyonlands
- Video: See video footage of the Owyhee Canyonlands
- Read a poem about the Owyhee Canyonlands by Statesman reporter Jeanne Huff
- Audio: Listen to Frank Bachman talk about his ride down the Little Jacks Canyon when he was a young cowhand.
Flowing lava shapes unearthly landThis is a land that lava made. Beginning 15,000 years ago, molten rock lying deep inside the Earth pushed through a 52-mile-long crack on the planet’s surface in eastern Idaho. Blobs of thick lava oozed from the rip now known as the Great Rift, transforming the landscape into a volcanic graveyard eventually called Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. | GO... - Promoter brought Craters to public's attention
- Photo gallery: Craters of the Moon
- Video: See video footage of Craters of the Moon
- Read a poem about Craters of the Moon by Statesman reporter Jeanne Huff
- Audio: Listen to Ted Stout, Craters of the Moon chief of interpretation, talk about why the area is so special.
- Audio: Listen to Ted Stout, Craters of the Moon chief of interpretation, talk about the one thing youshould see when you visit
Heart of Idaho beats in the Salmon River wildsThe Salmon River and "the Frank," as the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness is affectionately called, epitomize everything that Idahoans love to boast about: our water, our mountains, our wildlife, our people. | GO... - Photo gallery: Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness
- Photo gallery: More photos of the Frank Church River of No Return
- Video: See video footage of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness
- Read a poem about the Frank Church Wilderness Area and the Salmon River by Statesman reporter Jeanne Huff
- Audio: Listen to Holly Akenson talk about what makes the Wilderness area so special.
- Audio: Listen to Taylor Ranch manager and wildlife biologist Jim Akenson tell a story about "Cougar Dave."
- Audio: Listen to Holly Akenson talk about the Tukudika, the Sheepeater Native Shoshone Indians of Big Creek.
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