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Here's another interesting factoid about Idaho. Lewiston, Idaho is a Pacific port town. Container ships sail all the way to Lewiston and dock there. So even though Idaho is landlocked, it is technically a coastal state because of that port
Idaho is home to the third largest unbroken wilderness area in the lower 48 states. The frank church river of no return wilderness. Idaho also has some absolutely incredible geological history like the massive ice age floods and ice dams. The state is huge and has vast amounts of empty land and mountainous wilderness to explore. I’ve lived here my whole life and every year I find a new place with gorgeous scenery. From the temperate rainforests at the Canadian border to the alpine peaks to the hot sandy deserts in the south.
@@aidanhobbing7459 the last mass migration from CA has been 6 to 1 conservative to liberal. According to voter registration and trends, Idaho is now more red than it was in 2016 BECAUSE of the new transplants......
The geography, natural beauty, and unspoiled wilderness of the state is reflected in a slogan from the state tourism board many years ago. "Idaho is what America was"
I LOVE IDAHO Being from southeast Idaho I love all the attention, but I do find it funny that you pretty much ignored the entire panhandle, which has quite a bit a population and some of the most geographically unique parts of the state. It’s beautiful up there. Make it 30 minutes!!
We visited Idaho for the 2017 Solar Eclipse from England UK. Watched dawn breaking from the shore of Redfish Lake followed by the eclipse in a clear blue sky. Utterly stunning landscape!
As a total Anglophile from Idaho, I love this comment! I can’t wait to visit your country! My grandfather was in the navy and he lived in England in the 50’s. He even married his first wife in an old castle which is so stereotypically cool lol. Hope you visit Idaho again, it really is a beautiful state. 😊
The Salmon River is also called the River of No Return. It got this name when the Lewis and Clark expedition came to the Salmon River and asked the local Shoshone if they could travel down the Salmon to the Columbia and to the Pacific Ocean. The Shoshone confirmed that the river did lead to the Pacific but told the expedition that they could not travel down that river. They said that anyone who traveled down that river has never returned and called it the River of No Return. The River of No Return Wilderness is the largest in continental US.
One thing you did miss worth an interesting mention is the fact due to our geography we are one of the two places in the world where the Star Garnet can be found naturally the other place being India, if your ever interested you can literally book a trip to go and sift for your own gems, we are called the Gem State for a reason, and if you ever can find a local who can take you to all the places they know personally there are a lot of people out here who know the area really well and know spots that will blow your mind with the view and the natural beauty.
And central Idaho! Grangeville where 200 mammoths were found in a small lake. Huge amounts of clay, untamed rivers, steep mountains, gold…Idaho is a national treasure!
Idaho is only inland state with salmon runs and these runs were very large at one time. They are still some of the most important runs in the US. They came all the way up the Snake River to Shoshone Falls at one time but still make a long semicircular run up the Salmon River to Stanley Basin and Redfish Lake. Redfish Lake is named after the Sockeye salmon that run there.
Thanks for the shout out. Idaho is one of the most geothermally active states in the country. The capitol building is even heated geothermally. The state has some of the most hot springs in the country. Might I add that in Idaho "Shoshone" is pronounced as just Show-shown instead of Show-show-nee.
@@switchbackboy You don't need to. It means recognition. Thanks for the recognition (shoutout) for making a video about the state of Idaho. The lean and mean potato machine....thing
@@TheBoiseKiwi I've heard the pronunciation of of the Native Americans as Show-show-nee, but I've never heard anyone in Southern Idaho, including Twin Falls natives, pronounce the waterfalls as anything other than "Show-shown" Falls. This includes all the PBS documentaries about Idaho scenery.
@@ToothCracker I read that when you’re speaking about a location it’s Shu-shown, but when in reference to the tribe/people of the tribe itself it’s got the nee at the end. I looked it up when I was confused by the pronunciation of the name of the Falls.
@@ToothCracker That may be, but I worked with a native guy born in Shoshone and he pronounced the third syllable. He could have been pulling my leg, but I also heard people on Radio Boise discussing tribal matters and they also used three syllables. Who knows.
Idaho is also the farthest inland where seafaring salmon come back yearly to spawn. Sadly, hydroelectric dams cause less and less salmon to return year over year.
Oregon has been trying to demolish small hydroelectric dams to help with spawning for the last several years; I'm not sure what kind of bureaucratic loopholes they have to jump through but the fish need it to happen
It's a major issue for 2 reasons. The first obviously being the salmon, and the more important (almost impossible to change) is the dams themselves. Almost half of all electricity in the state comes from hydroelectric dams. Destroying the dams means other non clean sources like coal and gas would replace them
@@Rootiga Not to mention all the barge traffic that has to be replaced with truck or rail neither of which are as efficient as water transport. Flood control is also an important aspect of the dams along with power and recreation. So before we go and start ripping out dams put a little more thought into it, they do serve an important purpose.
Pend Oreille Lake (in the panhandle) was the location for the ice dam that that held back glacial lake Missoula in the last ice age. The ice dam failed multiple times, which caused catastrophic floods to surge over parts of Washington State and helped form the Channeled Scablands (in Washington) and the Columbia basin as much of the water found it's way to the Columbia river to be let out into the Pacific ocean. You can see that Pend Oreille Lake was formed by glaciers if you ever visit. It is absolutely beautiful there.
Exactly what I was going to add. It is amazing to go to the Clark Fork delta just north of the town of the same name and contemplate how a 2,000-foot-tall iceberg-laden wave broke out of here. Over 100 subsequent floods dug the south end of the lake over 1,000 feet deep. The navy trained submarine crews here during WWII, safe from attack, which is why the park at the south end is named Farragut. Next door is the Bayview naval acoustic lab where they run drone subs. A tranquil landscape where some of the Lake Missoula floods roared through. Great topic for a segment.
You forgot a lot about the hidden gems in the north part of the state, such as Roosevelt Cedar Grove, bitteroort mountains, and frank church river of no return wilderness, the third largest unbroken section of wilderness in the lower 48. I am thankful these wonders are not known, as it means more for everyone! I myself love the rural canyon lands in the southeastern portion and dense forest of the north most.
I drove through Idaho about 7 years ago and have been telling people about how beautiful it is ever since! It is an incredibly overlooked state where I personally discovered the true meaning of "majesty" in the old song "America, The Beautiful."
This is the third summer/autumn we’re working in Idaho. It’s just so lovely, the people are truly decent, and the climate is amazing. I just love it. I’m looking at the Tetons out the front window rn. Yesterday, I watched four different weather systems coming in and converging from my vantage point here at the top of the hill. Some days, it feels like I can see forever. We’ve hiked mountains and forests, kayaked on stunningly gorgeous rivers, and met some amazing folks. I’m Florida born and raised and I truly miss my Emerald Coast and pine forests, but I just can’t take the boiling hot soup air and the hurricanes anymore. Idaho has yet to disappoint or try to kill me. 😅
Oh, yeah. I used to spend weeks down on the beach at New Smyrna every autumn and winter, and that’s the most mellow and serene I’ve ever been in my life. That place is magical! And Destin is just truly stunning. I practically grew up fishing on Mexico Beach every summer, back when it was basically locals only. I feel like the eighties was the last gasp for chill Florida and I feel blessed to have lived it. My husband and I are both chefs (he’s executive/private and I’m pastry/catering), and I sometimes miss the hustle and bustle of restaurants and the top of the culinary world, but this tradeoff is 100% cool with me! Idaho is a real gem. I just love it.
The Palouse country is very beautiful rolling farm country and the most scenic part is in North Idaho where the Palouse runs up into the mountains. There are several large lakes in the panhandle that are among the largest and most beautiful lakes in the country.
Thank you! This was awesome and super informative. I am moving to Idaho and wanted to learn more about the ecology. I knew some of these things, but they really do have such a wonderful and diverse ecosystem. The geology is exceedingly beautiful.
I live in Utah but have traveled to Idaho many, many times. It's a unique and beautiful state. If you ever get bored, look up Lake Bonneville, the enormous lake that once covered almost all of western Utah before part of the shoreline collapsed and it all drained into the Snake River. In Utah there are benchmarks on the mountains from where the water level used to sit, like a ring around a bathtub. There are actually two lines from two separate eras of the lake. The Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake are the only remnants of Lake Bonneville.
The sawtooths themselves could be a national park but I like them not being as insanely overcrowded as they’re less known. My favorite is Cramer Lakes which has a waterfall from one lake directly into another.
@@saadr1an It's a huge bummer. I have so many memories of scout trips and other adventures in and around the lake, now it's just miles and miles of dry lake bed. I really hope the west's weather patterns change, and soon!
@@nealwickham2865 Last time I went to Boise we stopped at Shoshone Falls. It was beautiful, but I couldn't believe how low the river was. Oof. Bonneville also formed those big ol' sediment bars with the rounded lava boulders. It's wild to think about all that water just barreling down the Snake.
Great video! I live down on the edge of the Snake River Plain, and a very interesting fact is that the Plain has fewer earthquakes than the surrounding mountains, because the heat from the Yellowstone Hotspot that melted down the mountains also made the rocks more pliable, whereas the mountains are more brittle. Other fascinating items to include would be the effects of the Bonneville Flood, the Idaho Batholith, the Palouse hills, and the Lochsa River basin.
GeographyGeek, you did a great job with graphics (superimposing map outlines on aerial photos)! Make things so much easier to understand. Good job, and keep it up👍🏽
Last year, I traveled to Idaho with my sister and traveled from Boise to Bonner's Ferry on US 95. Really incredible drive, and the variety of landscapes is amazing (semi-desert around Boise through steep canyons and mountains through the rolling hills of the Palouse to semi-lush forests in the panhandle.)
Guys, don’t give away all our secrets! But in all honesty we thrive off tourism and the sense of adventure is a part of the experience! Love my home state. ❤️
I have never visited the united states but I would like to go to the mountains in idaho to hike up to the "higher you get" hut in the central mountains
No mention of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, which covers an area of 2,366,757 acres and contains some of the most stunning scenery in the US. Much of the rest of the central and northern part of the state is de-facto wilderness. If you want to get lost in nature, there is no place better.
I live in the floodplain of lake Bonneville, where an old dam broke and swept through a lot of the state. The remainder of lake bonneville is now the salt lake in utah. The substrate below my soil in my backyard is filled with round river rock, and it's awesome.
You should mention Hells canyon, the deepest canyon in North America. It is on the border between Idaho and Oregon. The second deepest canyon, the salmon river canyon, runs parallel to Hells canyon to the east, and the Imnaha canyon, 5000 feet deep, runs parallel to Hells canyon west. So within 20 miles east to west you have 3 super deep canyons whose boundaries are unbroken mountains that all run parallel to another from south to north for something like 50 miles. Take care and God bless
You can stand just about anywhere straight up on those slopes and touch the ground with your hand. 1st and last time chukar hunting was in hells canyon. Those birds laughed me off that godforsaken mountainside as I tried to have a heart attack.
This started after watching my states video. And the first line made HUGE SENSE to me. I drove from Vermont to Washington state in 1990, spent a week in east Glacier Park after itd closed for the season and during an amazing Indian summer stretch. It was one of the most amazing weeks of my life. Once i left i thought the highlights were over. That is until i hit Idaho. Expected miles of tators and that's about it. Wow was i wrong! Coming from Vermont this country boy is spoiled for gorgeous nature, but Idaho blew my mind and i enjoyed every mile. Such a gorgeous place and have had received so many odd looks when sharing my love for the Idaho scenery. Thank you for agreeing. Haha
What an interesting video! I just moved to the great state of Idaho a year ago from Texas and I never thought this state could be so interesting. Thank you for this video
Hello, while I appreciate your video and showing my states beauty, I do not want others to come. Pleas take down this video before more people move here and ruin the natural landscape. Jk kk, on a serious note, everyone should visit eastern Idaho. Go to Saint Anthony Sand dunes or bridge jumping at fun farm.
I expected a comment like this at some point. I read a couple articles stating Idaho natives are not happy about their population rising. I can see why someone may want to move there lol.
@@GeographyGeek we had to move from where we were living (Coeur d'alene) because of all the Californians moving there and making everything expensive. The are around the lake with the modern looking houses and the resort have ruined the landscape.
Can you do north central Idaho and Northern Idaho? Deep glacier lakes…extremely steep mountains, rugged rivers and fantastic cities like Lewiston and Cour d’alene? We have hot springs and very remote towns.
Took long enough for RUclips to recommend this! It’s interesting to learn more about the geography of the southern third of the state, but I’m surprised the central and northern sections of Idaho aren’t even mentioned. Central and Northern Idaho are beautiful and geographically fascinating, including large lakes such as Pend Oreille-home of the Missoula Floods’ ancient ice dam, high variation in mountains, and especially the unique climate/ecological patterns. North Idaho hosts a great number of disjunct plant populations from both the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes region due to the unique climate, such as the strong coastal influence in the Clearwater region and the humid lakeside summers (paired with snowier winters) in some parts of the panhandle. North Idaho also hosts large peatlands and ancient redcedar groves.
NY does not even come close to having the mountains that Idaho does...NY also does not have active volcanoes or vast swaths of untouched wilderness like Idaho.
table rock is a plateau that over looks boise, it’s got a really cool cave as well. there are countless campgrounds all over. idahos beauty is fr slept on
You forgot to mention Silverwood. The largest theme park in the Pacific Northwest, and the entire Idahoan Pan handle, with it's beautiful mountain terrain. You also forgot to mention The Salmon River, Nicknamed "The River of No Return". Idaho is also known for the famous the Ancient Glacial Lake Bonneville, as well as Lake Glacial Missoula, both of which caused colossal flooding across the American west.
I live in SE Idaho, where the mountains are big and sagebrush dominates elsewhere. Autumn colors do exist, especially up the draws, but you have to go looking for them.
You forgot half the state! In the north you have the Bunker Hill Mine. It was once known as the most silver in ;any one spot over time. Which beats the Comstock Load in Nevada. The worlds longest gondola in Kellogg. Its over 3.2 miles long and takes about 34 minutes to get to the top!
Brilliant, looking forward to make time to read the comments! You have done Idaho Proud! I don't believe you missed anything. Sadly esp Boise Valley has filled w Calif escapies, covering extrodinarily productive farm ground w sub divisions. I am in UK, but sure returning to my SW area, high country or Owhyee lands....i would not be able to drive dirt roads w out seeing another vehhicle for hours!
Everyone always talks about Colorado, California, Florida, Arizona, and New York but never Idaho or New Mexico...it's sad. They're both beautiful and underrated states. Idaho is the most gorgeous state I have ever been to, and yes, I have been to Hawaii and I am from Colorado born and raised. I love Idaho. Someday, I want to move to a small town there, start a business, don't wanna ever be affiliated with big city junk like politics or crime, and just live peacefully in a tiny mountain town in rural Idaho. So much amazing geography, it's unlike anywhere else in the US. How can you fit the beauty of Vermont, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, California, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Oregon in one state? You can. Idaho.
People are friendly enough to your face, in town, but the farther out you get, the more hostile towards out-of-state license plates the locals tend to get. Fishing etiquette in Colorado is nonexistent compared to "If I can see you, you're too damn close" attitude in Idaho. In Colorado, people will walk right up on your hole and think nothing of it. But in Idaho, you'll get cussed out for infringing on an occupied stretch of river. Idaho's what Colorado was, 50 years ago. I hope it remains under the radar, so the city folk don't ruin it for the rest of us.
I agree that Idaho has been overshadowed by its neighbors, but those days may be coming to an end. Boise was recently named the most overpriced real estate market in the country. People are starting to notice that it's a great place to live.
I am a resident of Idaho. I Pray that the people you speak of, LEAVE their politics in the state they Leave. Unlike the people of Oregon and Washington!
...that's because there are so many unskilled people in Idaho, that they have to attract people from other states to move there for job opportunities. But Boisie has already reached it's peak and is now one of the cities crashing in a housing bubble.
@@bknev We are turning Idaho blue, one resident at a time. Because you Idahoians are really the worst of neighbors. It is a relationship of take, take take and no giving on your part. It is really quite unseemly. I also hear that part of Oregon is trying to be absorbed into Idaho. That will definitely turn it blue. It is inevitable. Just move to Alabama.
I've been to many places, but my home Idaho is the most beautiful place on earth, the fact that nobody knows or cares about it surprises me every day, love from the gem state!
Washingtonian here, you've been missing out. So many amazing spots in Idaho. From the panhandle to the sawtooths, so much cool stuff. Lemhi mountains are a hidden gem too
People would love to hear about Thousand Springs, where the Lost, Little Lost, and Birch Rivers exit the Snake River Plain out of a cliff above the Snake River near Hagerman. The water took a short cut through the porous rock, underground.
Hells Canyon was once the west coast of the US. There was a hundreds mile long offshore island similar to Vancouver Island that was pushed against the continental plate by tectonic forces. Hells Canyon was formed and the Snake River ran through it. Hells Canyon is deepest gorge in North America and is very scenic with all sorts of wildlife, including Bighorn, and with salmon in the river. There are Mountain goats in the Seven Devils mountains above the canyon.
Another interesting fact about Idaho on it's panhandle you have some parts of the scabland goes into Idaho having areas with cities, like coeur d'alene in the Spokane metro area, and cities like moscow yes it's called Moscow and Lewiston with the farthest inland port on the west coast
A fun fact about the social climate is that nearly everyone here feels were getting too much attention, want it to stop, and want out of staters to stay living out of state. It's somewhat alarming to me how deep into the forest you have to go to get away from people now. The roads are crowded in the Valley and camp sites that I used to go to and find some solitude are now picked clean of any dry wood, and people drive by often to see if the spot is open. No stopping it I suppose but it makes me sad. Everyone used to smile and wave when you pass them. Now days though you have a much of a chance at getting a wave, as you do a glare. And that's outside the valley.
I think you missed one of Idaho's greatest attributes. It's citizens are some of the kindest and most friendly we as long haul truckers get to deal with.
As a New Yorker, I’m afraid to go to Idaho because I’d be shot at for being an “east coast liberal”. Safer to stay in NYC where at least I know how to deal with the local nut jobs.
He mentions Shoshone Falls(pronounced Sho-Shōn, not Sho-shonee), but Shoshone falls is connected to a larger and more beautiful natural structure carved by the Snake River. This being the Canyon of the river's name sake. The Snake River Canyon. This Canyon is gorgeous. It exists near Twin Falls, Idaho and has many awesome things you can recreationally. It is also famously the same Canyon that Evil Kenieval was going to ride across. Of course, he failed both times and today, all that is left is the small launch rail that was left when he last attempted it. From Twin Falls, across the Perrine Bridge and into Jerome County near I-85, you get to the enormous open fields of Idaho's Snake River Plains. It's super pretty.
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Greetings from Duck Valley here on the most southern border of Idaho and Nevada!! Any info from our area is sincerely appreciated!!
Here's another interesting factoid about Idaho. Lewiston, Idaho is a Pacific port town. Container ships sail all the way to Lewiston and dock there. So even though Idaho is landlocked, it is technically a coastal state because of that port
That’s true! It’s always weird to see large barges sitting there
New fun fact, it is now the only coastal state not destroyed by failed leftist political policy.
Moving back after 10 years!
Boise river flows into Snake, Snake into Columbia, Columbia to ocean😎
That paper mill though...plus cda is just better 😁
Idaho is home to the third largest unbroken wilderness area in the lower 48 states. The frank church river of no return wilderness. Idaho also has some absolutely incredible geological history like the massive ice age floods and ice dams. The state is huge and has vast amounts of empty land and mountainous wilderness to explore. I’ve lived here my whole life and every year I find a new place with gorgeous scenery. From the temperate rainforests at the Canadian border to the alpine peaks to the hot sandy deserts in the south.
Shhhhhh there’s already enough Californians here we gotta keep our state on the downlow
Are the first and second, Wyoming and Oregon?
@@aidanhobbing7459 the last mass migration from CA has been 6 to 1 conservative to liberal. According to voter registration and trends, Idaho is now more red than it was in 2016 BECAUSE of the new transplants......
Conservative or not, Californians still drive like Californians. 😂😎
My dad broke his skull open in the frank church wilderness, barely made it out. The name is a bit too true 😂
The geography, natural beauty, and unspoiled wilderness of the state is reflected in a slogan from the state tourism board many years ago. "Idaho is what America was"
I LOVE IDAHO
Being from southeast Idaho I love all the attention, but I do find it funny that you pretty much ignored the entire panhandle, which has quite a bit a population and some of the most geographically unique parts of the state. It’s beautiful up there.
Make it 30 minutes!!
The panhandle could bw an entire video of it's own.
We visited Idaho for the 2017 Solar Eclipse from England UK. Watched dawn breaking from the shore of Redfish Lake followed by the eclipse in a clear blue sky. Utterly stunning landscape!
As a total Anglophile from Idaho, I love this comment! I can’t wait to visit your country! My grandfather was in the navy and he lived in England in the 50’s. He even married his first wife in an old castle which is so stereotypically cool lol. Hope you visit Idaho again, it really is a beautiful state. 😊
I use to go camping at Redfish while I was in college at ISU in Pocatello. Beautiful area! Glad you got to enjoy it!
That sucked because all the businesses hiked their prices up for that event and then nobody came lol
I saw that eclipse in Boise Idaho. I’m not sure why you guys traveled so far just to see it. Was Idaho the only place that you could see it from?
@@DontUputThatEvilOnMe yeah, we just had the best view if I remember correctly. Essentially it was only visible here and it's a rare event.
The Salmon River is also called the River of No Return. It got this name when the Lewis and Clark expedition came to the Salmon River and asked the local Shoshone if they could travel down the Salmon to the Columbia and to the Pacific Ocean. The Shoshone confirmed that the river did lead to the Pacific but told the expedition that they could not travel down that river. They said that anyone who traveled down that river has never returned and called it the River of No Return. The River of No Return Wilderness is the largest in continental US.
they traveled down the clearwater...
One thing you did miss worth an interesting mention is the fact due to our geography we are one of the two places in the world where the Star Garnet can be found naturally the other place being India, if your ever interested you can literally book a trip to go and sift for your own gems, we are called the Gem State for a reason, and if you ever can find a local who can take you to all the places they know personally there are a lot of people out here who know the area really well and know spots that will blow your mind with the view and the natural beauty.
This is nice to know!
We also have a huge Opal mine with some of the rarest naturally occurring colors. Idaho is an incredible place!
What happened to northern Idaho? You completely missed the most beautiful part of the state!
Yeah the Kellog Wallace Silver mines Bunkerhill area or Sandpoint!
The panhandle to the Canadian border is gorgeous. More subtle than the Sawtooths, but absolutely beautiful.
And central Idaho! Grangeville where 200 mammoths were found in a small lake. Huge amounts of clay, untamed rivers, steep mountains, gold…Idaho is a national treasure!
Ya major fail. Only covered half of the state.
Especially the lakes of northern idaho! CDA or pend oreille alone
Idaho is only inland state with salmon runs and these runs were very large at one time. They are still some of the most important runs in the US. They came all the way up the Snake River to Shoshone Falls at one time but still make a long semicircular run up the Salmon River to Stanley Basin and Redfish Lake. Redfish Lake is named after the Sockeye salmon that run there.
Idaho why i clicked on this video so fast
Thanks for the shout out.
Idaho is one of the most geothermally active states in the country. The capitol building is even heated geothermally. The state has some of the most hot springs in the country.
Might I add that in Idaho "Shoshone" is pronounced as just Show-shown instead of Show-show-nee.
@@switchbackboy You don't need to.
It means recognition.
Thanks for the recognition (shoutout) for making a video about the state of Idaho.
The lean and mean potato machine....thing
Sorry to tell you Jeff, But the "nee" part at the end is absolutely NOT silent.
@@TheBoiseKiwi I've heard the pronunciation of of the Native Americans as Show-show-nee, but I've never heard anyone in Southern Idaho, including Twin Falls natives, pronounce the waterfalls as anything other than "Show-shown" Falls. This includes all the PBS documentaries about Idaho scenery.
@@ToothCracker I read that when you’re speaking about a location it’s Shu-shown, but when in reference to the tribe/people of the tribe itself it’s got the nee at the end.
I looked it up when I was confused by the pronunciation of the name of the Falls.
@@ToothCracker That may be, but I worked with a native guy born in Shoshone and he pronounced the third syllable. He could have been pulling my leg, but I also heard people on Radio Boise discussing tribal matters and they also used three syllables. Who knows.
Idaho is also the farthest inland where seafaring salmon come back yearly to spawn. Sadly, hydroelectric dams cause less and less salmon to return year over year.
This year is seeing the highest salmon return since 2016.
@@pescador1988 That’s amazing to hear! I hope it continues to go up. 🙂
Oregon has been trying to demolish small hydroelectric dams to help with spawning for the last several years; I'm not sure what kind of bureaucratic loopholes they have to jump through but the fish need it to happen
It's a major issue for 2 reasons. The first obviously being the salmon, and the more important (almost impossible to change) is the dams themselves. Almost half of all electricity in the state comes from hydroelectric dams. Destroying the dams means other non clean sources like coal and gas would replace them
@@Rootiga Not to mention all the barge traffic that has to be replaced with truck or rail neither of which are as efficient as water transport. Flood control is also an important aspect of the dams along with power and recreation. So before we go and start ripping out dams put a little more thought into it, they do serve an important purpose.
Pend Oreille Lake (in the panhandle) was the location for the ice dam that that held back glacial lake Missoula in the last ice age. The ice dam failed multiple times, which caused catastrophic floods to surge over parts of Washington State and helped form the Channeled Scablands (in Washington) and the Columbia basin as much of the water found it's way to the Columbia river to be let out into the Pacific ocean. You can see that Pend Oreille Lake was formed by glaciers if you ever visit. It is absolutely beautiful there.
Exactly what I was going to add. It is amazing to go to the Clark Fork delta just north of the town of the same name and contemplate how a 2,000-foot-tall iceberg-laden wave broke out of here. Over 100 subsequent floods dug the south end of the lake over 1,000 feet deep. The navy trained submarine crews here during WWII, safe from attack, which is why the park at the south end is named Farragut. Next door is the Bayview naval acoustic lab where they run drone subs. A tranquil landscape where some of the Lake Missoula floods roared through. Great topic for a segment.
I’ve lived here my entire life and didn’t even know about some of these places. Great video!
Thanks!
You forgot a lot about the hidden gems in the north part of the state, such as Roosevelt Cedar Grove, bitteroort mountains, and frank church river of no return wilderness, the third largest unbroken section of wilderness in the lower 48.
I am thankful these wonders are not known, as it means more for everyone! I myself love the rural canyon lands in the southeastern portion and dense forest of the north most.
Roman nose lakes is my favorite to camp and fish
Quick, edit your comment to remove them so nobody sees!
I drove through Idaho about 7 years ago and have been telling people about how beautiful it is ever since! It is an incredibly overlooked state where I personally discovered the true meaning of "majesty" in the old song "America, The Beautiful."
Shhhhh!! Don’t let the secret out! Lol!
@@theodorecardenas2889 uh secret is out bro. You ain't see what has happened since 2020 in this state?
Except they are getting rid of the lower snake dams with locks so soon it will be land locked again
That’s why 40% of the land is protected
Let it be overlooked, that way people won't move here
This is the third summer/autumn we’re working in Idaho. It’s just so lovely, the people are truly decent, and the climate is amazing. I just love it. I’m looking at the Tetons out the front window rn. Yesterday, I watched four different weather systems coming in and converging from my vantage point here at the top of the hill. Some days, it feels like I can see forever. We’ve hiked mountains and forests, kayaked on stunningly gorgeous rivers, and met some amazing folks. I’m Florida born and raised and I truly miss my Emerald Coast and pine forests, but I just can’t take the boiling hot soup air and the hurricanes anymore. Idaho has yet to disappoint or try to kill me. 😅
The beaches and the restaurants are what I miss from Florida. But the mountains and the weather are what will likely keep me here
Oh, yeah. I used to spend weeks down on the beach at New Smyrna every autumn and winter, and that’s the most mellow and serene I’ve ever been in my life. That place is magical! And Destin is just truly stunning. I practically grew up fishing on Mexico Beach every summer, back when it was basically locals only. I feel like the eighties was the last gasp for chill Florida and I feel blessed to have lived it. My husband and I are both chefs (he’s executive/private and I’m pastry/catering), and I sometimes miss the hustle and bustle of restaurants and the top of the culinary world, but this tradeoff is 100% cool with me! Idaho is a real gem. I just love it.
Their are Egyptian Ruins at the Summit of The Grand Tetons, filled with sand to conceal it.
The Palouse country is very beautiful rolling farm country and the most scenic part is in North Idaho where the Palouse runs up into the mountains. There are several large lakes in the panhandle that are among the largest and most beautiful lakes in the country.
Thank you! This was awesome and super informative. I am moving to Idaho and wanted to learn more about the ecology. I knew some of these things, but they really do have such a wonderful and diverse ecosystem. The geology is exceedingly beautiful.
I live in Utah but have traveled to Idaho many, many times. It's a unique and beautiful state.
If you ever get bored, look up Lake Bonneville, the enormous lake that once covered almost all of western Utah before part of the shoreline collapsed and it all drained into the Snake River. In Utah there are benchmarks on the mountains from where the water level used to sit, like a ring around a bathtub. There are actually two lines from two separate eras of the lake. The Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake are the only remnants of Lake Bonneville.
Pretty unfortunate that the great salt lake is drying up fast
The sawtooths themselves could be a national park but I like them not being as insanely overcrowded as they’re less known. My favorite is Cramer Lakes which has a waterfall from one lake directly into another.
Bonneville flood created the canyons around Twin Falls and created Shoshone Falls.
@@saadr1an It's a huge bummer. I have so many memories of scout trips and other adventures in and around the lake, now it's just miles and miles of dry lake bed. I really hope the west's weather patterns change, and soon!
@@nealwickham2865 Last time I went to Boise we stopped at Shoshone Falls. It was beautiful, but I couldn't believe how low the river was. Oof.
Bonneville also formed those big ol' sediment bars with the rounded lava boulders. It's wild to think about all that water just barreling down the Snake.
Great video! I live down on the edge of the Snake River Plain, and a very interesting fact is that the Plain has fewer earthquakes than the surrounding mountains, because the heat from the Yellowstone Hotspot that melted down the mountains also made the rocks more pliable, whereas the mountains are more brittle.
Other fascinating items to include would be the effects of the Bonneville Flood, the Idaho Batholith, the Palouse hills, and the Lochsa River basin.
GeographyGeek, you did a great job with graphics (superimposing map outlines on aerial photos)! Make things so much easier to understand. Good job, and keep it up👍🏽
Wait I’m not Geography King! lol. I like his channel though. But I’ll take the complement!
Excellent research / Insights~
I am an English-Australian and I just love Idaho. I fly my flt sim Savage Cub there. Johnson's Creek is a fine base to explore from.
Love the map @3:15 with the different caldera locations. AFter visiting this area a few weeks ago, this helps explain the geology to me
Last year, I traveled to Idaho with my sister and traveled from Boise to Bonner's Ferry on US 95. Really incredible drive, and the variety of landscapes is amazing (semi-desert around Boise through steep canyons and mountains through the rolling hills of the Palouse to semi-lush forests in the panhandle.)
Guys, don’t give away all our secrets! But in all honesty we thrive off tourism and the sense of adventure is a part of the experience! Love my home state. ❤️
I was born and raised and have lived here all but 3 years of my life. Every year I discover something new and beautiful!
Thank you for adding metric units as well!
I have never visited the united states but I would like to go to the mountains in idaho to hike up to the "higher you get" hut in the central mountains
Idaho, more than just potatoes ...its quite beautiful
No mention of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, which covers an area of 2,366,757 acres and contains some of the most stunning scenery in the US. Much of the rest of the central and northern part of the state is de-facto wilderness. If you want to get lost in nature, there is no place better.
I decided to stay here in 1975, after 6 months of a temp visit, no regrets! Been flying over it all that time, and it never gets old.
I live in the floodplain of lake Bonneville, where an old dam broke and swept through a lot of the state. The remainder of lake bonneville is now the salt lake in utah. The substrate below my soil in my backyard is filled with round river rock, and it's awesome.
Great one again. Thanks! @NL
I've been there! I thought potatoes and flat land. Man, was I WRONG. It's amazing there.
You made a beautiful video👍👍, thank you. Idaho has indeed beautiful geografic sites.
Thank you!
You should mention Hells canyon, the deepest canyon in North America. It is on the border between Idaho and Oregon. The second deepest canyon, the salmon river canyon, runs parallel to Hells canyon to the east, and the Imnaha canyon, 5000 feet deep, runs parallel to Hells canyon west. So within 20 miles east to west you have 3 super deep canyons whose boundaries are unbroken mountains that all run parallel to another from south to north for something like 50 miles. Take care and God bless
You can stand just about anywhere straight up on those slopes and touch the ground with your hand. 1st and last time chukar hunting was in hells canyon. Those birds laughed me off that godforsaken mountainside as I tried to have a heart attack.
This started after watching my states video. And the first line made HUGE SENSE to me. I drove from Vermont to Washington state in 1990, spent a week in east Glacier Park after itd closed for the season and during an amazing Indian summer stretch. It was one of the most amazing weeks of my life. Once i left i thought the highlights were over. That is until i hit Idaho. Expected miles of tators and that's about it. Wow was i wrong! Coming from Vermont this country boy is spoiled for gorgeous nature, but Idaho blew my mind and i enjoyed every mile. Such a gorgeous place and have had received so many odd looks when sharing my love for the Idaho scenery. Thank you for agreeing. Haha
What an interesting video! I just moved to the great state of Idaho a year ago from Texas and I never thought this state could be so interesting. Thank you for this video
From Texas? You are welcome here.
@Amethyst I highly disagree. I'd like urban folks from everywhere to stay out.
@Amethyst nah half the state is closed because of trashy ass people treating our land like it's California
Hello, while I appreciate your video and showing my states beauty, I do not want others to come. Pleas take down this video before more people move here and ruin the natural landscape.
Jk kk, on a serious note, everyone should visit eastern Idaho. Go to Saint Anthony Sand dunes or bridge jumping at fun farm.
I expected a comment like this at some point. I read a couple articles stating Idaho natives are not happy about their population rising. I can see why someone may want to move there lol.
@@GeographyGeek we had to move from where we were living (Coeur d'alene) because of all the Californians moving there and making everything expensive. The are around the lake with the modern looking houses and the resort have ruined the landscape.
Can you do north central Idaho and Northern Idaho? Deep glacier lakes…extremely steep mountains, rugged rivers and fantastic cities like Lewiston and Cour d’alene? We have hot springs and very remote towns.
I used to live in Coeur d'alene and it really isn't that great. Hagadone, Californians, and tourism have ruined everything.
I absolutely love your videos man. I watch them all the time and show them to my grade 6 students.
I appreciate it! And that’s awesome to hear. I used to teach 8th grade
@@GeographyGeek Awesome bro!
Every state I have been in, have beautiful landscapes, and awesome natural wonders.
The abundance of natural hotsprings is one of the best parts about Idaho
Took long enough for RUclips to recommend this! It’s interesting to learn more about the geography of the southern third of the state, but I’m surprised the central and northern sections of Idaho aren’t even mentioned. Central and Northern Idaho are beautiful and geographically fascinating, including large lakes such as Pend Oreille-home of the Missoula Floods’ ancient ice dam, high variation in mountains, and especially the unique climate/ecological patterns. North Idaho hosts a great number of disjunct plant populations from both the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes region due to the unique climate, such as the strong coastal influence in the Clearwater region and the humid lakeside summers (paired with snowier winters) in some parts of the panhandle. North Idaho also hosts large peatlands and ancient redcedar groves.
I have lived in Idaho my whole life and it is beautiful and amazing
NY has a lot of climate variation from alpine where it is too cold for trees to grow to hot summers able to grow cotton.
NY does not even come close to having the mountains that Idaho does...NY also does not have active volcanoes or vast swaths of untouched wilderness like Idaho.
table rock is a plateau that over looks boise, it’s got a really cool cave as well. there are countless campgrounds all over. idahos beauty is fr slept on
a less fun fact, idaho has the most hate groups per capita as well 😒
You forgot to mention Silverwood. The largest theme park in the Pacific Northwest, and the entire Idahoan Pan handle, with it's beautiful mountain terrain. You also forgot to mention The Salmon River, Nicknamed "The River of No Return". Idaho is also known for the famous the Ancient Glacial Lake Bonneville, as well as Lake Glacial Missoula, both of which caused colossal flooding across the American west.
Try one on Kentucky if possible love the videos keep it up
I live in SE Idaho, where the mountains are big and sagebrush dominates elsewhere. Autumn colors do exist, especially up the draws, but you have to go looking for them.
Aqui Andamos en Idaho trabajando maziso saludos a mi Raza de Mexico 🇲🇽 👍 Muy Bonito Estado muy verde
You forgot half the state! In the north you have the Bunker Hill Mine. It was once known as the most silver in ;any one spot over time. Which beats the Comstock Load in Nevada. The worlds longest gondola in Kellogg. Its over 3.2 miles long and takes about 34 minutes to get to the top!
Eight years there and loved every day of it.
Brilliant, looking forward to make time to read the comments! You have done Idaho Proud! I don't believe you missed anything. Sadly esp Boise Valley has filled w Calif escapies, covering extrodinarily productive farm ground w sub divisions. I am in UK, but sure returning to my SW area, high country or Owhyee lands....i would not be able to drive dirt roads w out seeing another vehhicle for hours!
So much of this video feels foreign to me, being from Kentucky, and primarily never leaving the state. Idaho will be on my bucket list.
Wish could go more indepth on the geology...wonderful video none the less, thank you.
I’d love to see a video like this on Wyoming
i live in idaho and this taught me how cool this state really is, props
Everyone always talks about Colorado, California, Florida, Arizona, and New York but never Idaho or New Mexico...it's sad. They're both beautiful and underrated states. Idaho is the most gorgeous state I have ever been to, and yes, I have been to Hawaii and I am from Colorado born and raised. I love Idaho. Someday, I want to move to a small town there, start a business, don't wanna ever be affiliated with big city junk like politics or crime, and just live peacefully in a tiny mountain town in rural Idaho. So much amazing geography, it's unlike anywhere else in the US. How can you fit the beauty of Vermont, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, California, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Oregon in one state? You can. Idaho.
The Sawtooth range is a batholith similar to the Sierra. All the granite makes this mountain range other worldly.
I go to college in Rexburg, Idaho and this is a wonderful state if you’re into outdoors.
It would be nice if we had better hiking within an hour of Rexburg though, given current gas prices...
Agreed
I've lived in Idaho for 7 years I'm 22 now. I've lived in 6 other states and Idaho is the one that im staying in.
Now I want to visit more of Idaho than just the panhandle, but she really didn’t talk about very much.
People are friendly enough to your face, in town, but the farther out you get, the more hostile towards out-of-state license plates the locals tend to get. Fishing etiquette in Colorado is nonexistent compared to "If I can see you, you're too damn close" attitude in Idaho. In Colorado, people will walk right up on your hole and think nothing of it. But in Idaho, you'll get cussed out for infringing on an occupied stretch of river.
Idaho's what Colorado was, 50 years ago. I hope it remains under the radar, so the city folk don't ruin it for the rest of us.
@@harrymills2770 Colorado is what California was 50 years ago. See how people are ruining both states.
Idaho is a hidden gem and heaven on earth during their short summer. The sawtooth wilderness is my favorite place on earth
When I was in my 20's I dropped a bunch of acid and went camping at the craters of the moon lave field, it was quite a trip! :)
I agree that Idaho has been overshadowed by its neighbors, but those days may be coming to an end. Boise was recently named the most overpriced real estate market in the country. People are starting to notice that it's a great place to live.
I am a resident of Idaho. I Pray that the people you speak of, LEAVE their politics in the state they Leave. Unlike the people of Oregon and Washington!
...that's because there are so many unskilled people in Idaho, that they have to attract people from other states to move there for job opportunities. But Boisie has already reached it's peak and is now one of the cities crashing in a housing bubble.
@@bknev We are turning Idaho blue, one resident at a time. Because you Idahoians are really the worst of neighbors. It is a relationship of take, take take and no giving on your part. It is really quite unseemly. I also hear that part of Oregon is trying to be absorbed into Idaho. That will definitely turn it blue. It is inevitable. Just move to Alabama.
I've been to many places, but my home Idaho is the most beautiful place on earth, the fact that nobody knows or cares about it surprises me every day, love from the gem state!
I've lived in Washington for my whole life and only went to Idaho once for about 15 minutes. I should get over there
Northern Idaho is amazing, you should check out Coer D'Alaine and the northern panhandle, it's like 45 min out of Spokane
Don’t bother, crowded, heavy traffic, rude Californians
No, you shouldn't. We've got enough Washingtonians.
Washingtonian here, you've been missing out. So many amazing spots in Idaho. From the panhandle to the sawtooths, so much cool stuff. Lemhi mountains are a hidden gem too
@@markw999 eastern washingtonians=/=seattleites. We dislike them too lol
I want to move to Idaho, it looks incredible.
Dont do it
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As a Californian I can say potatoes and blue turf are quite interesting
It’s true, drove through it not too long ago and I was shocked
People would love to hear about Thousand Springs, where the Lost, Little Lost, and Birch Rivers exit the Snake River Plain out of a cliff above the Snake River near Hagerman. The water took a short cut through the porous rock, underground.
We have a saying here in Idaho. If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes.
looks wonderful
I have to see Idaho now. Thanks.
Everyone would think north Idaho is the coldest place but in reality eastern Idaho around Idaho falls is actually the coldest area of the state.
You didn't mention the great Bonneville flood that carved the snake river canyon.
Hells Canyon was once the west coast of the US. There was a hundreds mile long offshore island similar to Vancouver Island that was pushed against the continental plate by tectonic forces. Hells Canyon was formed and the Snake River ran through it. Hells Canyon is deepest gorge in North America and is very scenic with all sorts of wildlife, including Bighorn, and with salmon in the river. There are Mountain goats in the Seven Devils mountains above the canyon.
hells canyon was only formed in the last 3 million years... the terrains attached about 40-50 million years ago
Another interesting fact about Idaho on it's panhandle you have some parts of the scabland goes into Idaho having areas with cities, like coeur d'alene in the Spokane metro area, and cities like moscow yes it's called Moscow and Lewiston with the farthest inland port on the west coast
Shhh don't tell people , I love Idaho but I prefer others not know how awesome it really is .
Will no one mention the beautiful St Joe River at its mouth has an elevation over 2,100 feet the highest navigable river in the United States.
Hi, im not native to the USA, so I was wondering what accent you have?
It’s a southern accent. I’m from Southwest Virginia.
Ty I had no idea about Idaho wow
Great video! I have one thing to mention though... why all the south? The north is just as stunning with its many lakes and large expansive forests!
Island Park NE of Rexburg actually sits in a caldera.
Bruno Canyon is the remnants of a super volcano eruption
You missed that the St. Joe river is the I asked navigatabol river in the world and that Idaho is rich in gems
A fun fact about the social climate is that nearly everyone here feels were getting too much attention, want it to stop, and want out of staters to stay living out of state. It's somewhat alarming to me how deep into the forest you have to go to get away from people now. The roads are crowded in the Valley and camp sites that I used to go to and find some solitude are now picked clean of any dry wood, and people drive by often to see if the spot is open. No stopping it I suppose but it makes me sad. Everyone used to smile and wave when you pass them. Now days though you have a much of a chance at getting a wave, as you do a glare. And that's outside the valley.
United States is in my opinion one the most beautiful countries in the world.
Yes, from Alaska to Florida, our geography is diverse, fascinating, and beautiful.
USA
Well hell, it's a whole continent
@@patmccall1818 ..?
@@geewillikers6159 the US is a whole continent. Of course it's going to be diverse and beautiful.
@@patmccall1818 the Americas are a continent. Is that what you mean?
Now I see why people are moving to Idaho. It's because of all that underrated landscape and outdoor recreation.
Yeah the locals dont really appreciate it tho. Crime and living costs keep climbing
@@Edwinsoda well I ain't moving there so...
how about the 1983 Lost River fault and the visible scarp next to Mt Borah?
From childhood I know if I ever decide to emigrate to the US, I want to settle in Idaho. Dunno why I think it stems from my love of Idaho Potato haha
You won’t regret coming here.
Northern Idaho is unique as well, maybe you can showcase this.
I think you missed one of Idaho's greatest attributes. It's citizens are some of the kindest and most friendly we as long haul truckers get to deal with.
As a New Yorker, I’m afraid to go to Idaho because I’d be shot at for being an “east coast liberal”. Safer to stay in NYC where at least I know how to deal with the local nut jobs.
The area of the map highlighted at 6:34 is incorrect. Yellowstone is at the NE border of Idaho.
He mentions Shoshone Falls(pronounced Sho-Shōn, not Sho-shonee), but Shoshone falls is connected to a larger and more beautiful natural structure carved by the Snake River. This being the Canyon of the river's name sake. The Snake River Canyon. This Canyon is gorgeous. It exists near Twin Falls, Idaho and has many awesome things you can recreationally. It is also famously the same Canyon that Evil Kenieval was going to ride across. Of course, he failed both times and today, all that is left is the small launch rail that was left when he last attempted it. From Twin Falls, across the Perrine Bridge and into Jerome County near I-85, you get to the enormous open fields of Idaho's Snake River Plains. It's super pretty.
This video should be called 'Southern Idaho's Geography is UNDERRATED'
Guess I’ll have to make a follow up