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IDAHO TRAVEL GUIDE

editor — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:48:00 +0000

THE BLACKFOOT RIVER WAS MADE FAMOUS BY NORMAN MACLEAN’S NOVELLA A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT The Big Blackfoot MISSOULA/BONNER/POTOMAC/OVANDO/LINCOLN/WOLF CREEK ESTIMATED LENGTH: 120 miles ESTIMATED TIME: 3 to 7 hours Highlights: Milltown Dam project, Lubrecht Experimental Forest, Blackfoot Challenge, Rogers Pass, river recreation, wildlife viewing Getting there: Drive east from Missoula on I-90 through Hellgate Canyon to East Missoula and Bonner. Exit the freeway at Bonner on MT 200. To put it in the words of the Blackfoot Valley’s most famous native, the writer Norman Maclean, all things really do merge into one here and

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IDAHO

editor — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 06:27:00 +0000

BEST AREAS FOR WILDERNESS CAMPING NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST Located in north-central Idaho, this huge National Forest encloses an area of high, rugged mountains and deep canyons. Included is 6,600-foot-deep Hells Canyon on the Snake River, said to be the deepest gorge in the country. Also here are the Selway and Salmon National Wild and Scenic Rivers. There are many mountain lakes and scores of streams, areas of subalpine vegetation at higher elevations, and forests of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. Wildlife includes elk, moose, whitetailed and mule deer, black bear, bighorn sheep, and mountain lion. Nez Perce has four

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Idaho Travel

editor — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 04:30:00 +0000

CARIBOU NATIONAL FOREST Caribou National Forest is comprised of a number of separate tracts in the southeast corner of Idaho, with small sections in Utah and Wyoming. Much of the terrain here is mountainous, with elevations ranging from 5,000 feet to over 9,000 feet. Highest point is 9,953-foot Meade Peak. There are sagebrush slopes, canyons and ice caves, meadows, forests of Douglas fir and lodgepole pine, rivers and streams. Elk, moose, and deer are among the wildlife. Curlew National Grassland, consisting of 47,658 acres, is also part of this National Forest. Activities: Hiking and backpacking are available on about 1,200

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Travel to Idaho

editor — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 22:57:00 +0000

IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FORESTS Three of northern Idaho’s National Forests (Kaniksu, Coeur d’Alene, and St. Joe) are administered together as the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. There are several rugged mountain ranges in the region, including the Bitterroot Mountains, with elevations over 7,000 feet. Forests are of pine and fir, spruce and larch, plus old-growth hemlock and cedar. Also here are many lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers, including the St. Joe National Wild and Scenic River. Among the wildlife are grizzly and black bear, moose, caribou, elk, white-tailed and mule deer, mountain goat, and lynx. Activities: Hiking and backpacking are possible

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Idaho

editor — Thu, 12 May 2016 14:56:00 +0000

Mexican and other Spanish-speaking fur trappers work future southeastern Idaho. Discovery of gold attracts Mexican miners, muleteers, ranchers, and cowboys to the area. The census counts 60 Latin Americans (mostly Mexican) in what is Idaho today. Idaho statehood is established. Railroads and the Mexican Revolution bring more Mexicans to Idaho. Idaho National Guard sent to Mexican border. Mexican government complains about treatment of Mexicans in beet fields. Labor recruiters turn to Mexican migrants to meet needs of Idaho’s expanding economy. Mexican Consulate in Salt Lake City investigates abuses of Mexican workers in eastern Idaho. In Teton pea fields 1,500 workers

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