Rita feeds a giraffe at the Boise Zoo -
part of Julia Davis Park, a cluster of
different gardens, museums and
venues all within walking distance to
downtown Boise.
part of Julia Davis Park, a cluster of
different gardens, museums and
venues all within walking distance to
downtown Boise.
Boise was a rather nice city (in July).
Sitting on the shore of Redfish Lake,
Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
July, 2011
Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
July, 2011
We hiked up to the top of Big Cinder,
700 feet high. Cinder cones were
formed when fountains of molten rock
shot into the air. The frothy lava cooled
and hardened into cinders that fell
around the vent, producing symmetrical
caves.
700 feet high. Cinder cones were
formed when fountains of molten rock
shot into the air. The frothy lava cooled
and hardened into cinders that fell
around the vent, producing symmetrical
caves.
In 1969, astronauts Shephard, Cernan
and others from the Apollo 14 space
mission visited Craters of the Moon
National Monument to learn more about
volcanic geology that was similar to that
of the moon.
and others from the Apollo 14 space
mission visited Craters of the Moon
National Monument to learn more about
volcanic geology that was similar to that
of the moon.
The volcanic activity began about
15,000 years ago, with the last
eruptions about 2,000 years ago.
15,000 years ago, with the last
eruptions about 2,000 years ago.
Inside Indian Tunnel, an 830-foot lava
tube/cave. Lava tubes were formed
when lava flows cooled and hardened
on the outside while the hot lava
continued flowing within.
tube/cave. Lava tubes were formed
when lava flows cooled and hardened
on the outside while the hot lava
continued flowing within.
Once cited as the strangest 75 square
miles on the North American continent,
the area seems barren and inhospitable
but in fact shelters a wide variety of
plant and animal life from cactus to pine
trees, mule deer to marmots, and more
than 300 species of plants and animals
live in this seemingly desolate terrain.
Despite the forbidding blackened
appearance, the lava fields harbor more
than 50 species of mammals, 170 types
of birds, and millions of resplendent
wildflowers.
July, 2011
miles on the North American continent,
the area seems barren and inhospitable
but in fact shelters a wide variety of
plant and animal life from cactus to pine
trees, mule deer to marmots, and more
than 300 species of plants and animals
live in this seemingly desolate terrain.
Despite the forbidding blackened
appearance, the lava fields harbor more
than 50 species of mammals, 170 types
of birds, and millions of resplendent
wildflowers.
July, 2011