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Shoshone Falls Canyon

Shoshone Indian Ice Caves - Shoshone, Idaho This lava tube is 1,000 ft. long with a ceiling height of between 8 and 30 ft. The collapsed roof serves as an entrance. The cold trap effect and the extremely different temperatures in Idaho between summer and winter make it a perfect ice cave. The cold air flows down into the cave during the winter and freezes all the water entering the cave through fractures. This produces a continuous layer of ice. It is cold in the cave (obviously) with a temperature between -7 degrees C. and -5 degrees C depending on which area you are in. The outside temperature may reach 37 degrees C. Warm clothes and sturdy shoes are a must in the caves. There is a wooden bridge above the thick layer of ice covering almost the whole cave floor and the cave ends with a wall of ice. The cave isn't the beautiful type cave that many of you have probably been in, the reason this is of interest is that it is an ice cave and you don't get a lot of opportunities to see them and tour them.

Sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," Shoshone Falls is 212 feet (64.7 m) high-36 feet (10.97 m) higher than Niagara Falls-and flows over a rim 900 feet (274 m) wide. Located approximately five miles east of Twin Falls, Idaho on the Snake River

The Seven Devils Mountains extend along the Idaho/Oregon border for roughly 40 miles between the Idaho towns of Whitebird and Council. They are bounded by the Snake River on the west and the Salmon and Little Salmon rivers on the east. The range ranks high among Idaho's mountain chains in terms of ruggedness and scenic quality; it is the state's most precipitous range, with elevations varying from just above 1,000 feet at the Snake River to 9,393 feet on the summit of He Devil.

Idaho's Nez Perce Indians first bred the Appaloosa horse primarily for use as a war animal

Sun Valley is recognized as the home of America's first destination ski resort The world's first alpine skiing chairlift is located in Sun Valley. Built by Union Pacific Railroad engineers, it was designed after a banana-boat loading device. The 1936 fee: 25 cents per ride.

The Idaho Potato Expo is located in the town of Blackfoot. Idaho is the leading producer of potatoes in the nation, growing approximately 27 billion each year.

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