How ‘Bout That Idaho?
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I had no idea how big Idaho was until I tried to drive across it long ways. Wheee-oh! It’s nearly 350 miles top to bottom. It contains a little over 83,500 square miles of land, but they say if it were stretched out flat, it would be almost as big as Texas.
Here are some other fun facts I didn’t know about Idaho – firsts, biggest and mosts:
- Sun Valley Idaho was America’s first destination ski resort. It was created in 1936.
- The world’s first nuclear plant was built in Arco Idaho in 1951. It was also the first nuclear plant to suffer a melt down in 1955.
- The deepest river gorge in America is Hells Canyon. Yes, it’s even deeper than the Grand Canyon at 7,900 feet deep.
- Idaho has the world’s densest population of nesting birds of prey- hawks, eagles and falcons.
- The largest man-made geyser in the world is at Soda Springs, ID. It was created in 1937 when drilling for water. Its on a timer to erupt every hour on the hour and shoots up 100 feet.
- The Gem State contains more miles of river than any other state – 3,100 of them.
- The biggest tree in the state is 177 feet tall, over 18 feet in diameter and over 3,000 years old. It’s a Western Red Cedar.
- The tallest single sand dune-470 ft- in North America is in Bruneau Dunes State Park.
Welcome back!
October 13th, 2008 at 7:34 am
If your holiday tends toward the Alps the travel guide should have a range of accommodations for those that may care to ski and for those that may want to shop and eat. City accommodations are an essential part of a good travel guide.