Idaho


In 2012 I went on a road trip with my Dad to various parks in Idaho: Craters of the Moon National Monument, and the Hells Canyon area which hosts the Snake river and runs along the border between Idaho, Oregon, and even Washington. Intricate frozen fields of lava, velvety erosional hills, and the jagged Sawtooth mountains are some of the exciting sights dotting the area.

 

A wide angle photo from near Craters of the Moon National Monument that shows the edge of a massive lava field with mountains in the back.
A landscape of soft green hills with an outcrop of rock in the foreground somewhere in Idaho.
A close-up photo of an igneous outcrop of rock with lichens of bright green and deep orange growing on its surface.
A softly lit photo of layers of sedimentary erosional hills along the Snake river.
A photo of Hells Canyon and the Snake river that runs through it, on an overcast day with light hitting the eroded riverside cliffs.
A close-up photo of a dead snag with multiple types of lichen growing on top, in front of a blue sky.
A close-up photo of a piece of igneous volcanic rock formed from a lava flow, with bright green and turquoise lichen growing on its top.
A dark photo from inside an igneous lava-tube cave with a rock formation lit by a single faint source of light.
A close-up photo of a twisting red piece of igneous volcanic rock formed from a lava flow, with a crust-like top.
A close-up photo of a twisting red piece of igneous volcanic rock formed from a lava flow.
A telephoto shot of softly curved erosional hills carpeted with short grasses in Hells Canyon.
A view looking up at brown river-side cliffs along the Snake river in Hells Canyon, with clouds on either side of an opening to blue sky.