1. Idaho’s magnificence goes on display as soon as the sun comes up
Sunrise over Inlet to Payette Lake in Idaho
2. While the fog creeps through the snowcapped mountains
Inversion Fog above Boise Idaho sunrise
3. And the flowers answer the sun with a radiance all their own
Sunrise at Camas Prairie Centennial Park
4. Even with the sun obscured, Idaho’s excellence is visable
Mackay Creek Looking from Mackay Bar Main Salmon River, Idaho
5. In Idaho, you’ll find a strange comfort standing on top of a volcano
6. You’d think a place called “Hells Canyon” would appear less heavenly
Hells Canyon Hunting & Fishing
7. And Snake River doesn’t look half as menacing as it sounds
Perrine Bridge and Snake River
8. But you don’t get a name like “Snake River” without having a few of these around
Snake at Deer Flat NWR
9. Even the fires in Idaho are captivating
The Elk Complex Fire in the Boise National Forest near Pine, Idaho
10. No matter how far off you view them from
The Elk Complex Fire in the Boise National Forest near Pine, Idaho
11. But no matter how hard the fire rages
Banff Prescribed Burn 2009
12. These guys have things under control
Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs looking for hotspots during the Beaver Creek Fire
13. You can run through the fields for what seems like forever
Idaho barn
14. Only to be stopped in your tracks by 1000 Springs
1000 Springs Hagerman Valley Idaho
15. Or boxed in by the breathtaking mountains
Yellowstone & the Tetons
16. Which still look brilliant even when viewed through water
Mountain reflected on Little Redfish Lake, Idaho
17. Or when covered with white
Winter’s first heavy snowfall
18. This guy certainly agrees with me
Mule deer at MK Nature Center in Boise, Idaho
19. And I don’t hear him complaining, either
Skunk
20. The folks inside this cabin may complain a little
Island Park
21. But this gentleman is in the market for something with a little more color
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA
22. So, how about this?
Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area
23. No? Well, perhaps this is more to your liking
Redfish Lake at Night
24. You may need to find a place to rest while you take it all in
Salmon Cabin and Sawtooths
25. Detroit may be Rock City, but who needs that when you have the City of Rocks?
Sunset over City of Rocks
26. And it also has Table Rock, for your sunset-watching needs
Table Rock Quarry
27. Things that have outlived their original uses are never useless here
Home Stead sunrise Palouse North Idaho
28. But as the sun begins to set
Castle Rocks Spring
29. A reliable source of transportation must still be available
Micron Truck
30. Because even after the sun goes down
Sunset Silver City Valley Idaho
31. The potatoes still need to get through
Scenic Idaho
Feature Image Source: Flickr user Dylan Howell
