Sun Valley Bordering the SNRA on its southern edge is the Wood River Valley, is the world-famous ski resort of Sun Valley. In the 1930's railroad executive and world traveler Averell Harriman asked Count Felix Schaffgotsch to find a site in America "of the same character as the Swiss Alps." Today, voted number one ski resort in the U.S., Sun Valley radiates with world-class mountains and a European village atmosphere. In no time, Sun Valley was pioneering the world's first chairlift and attracting skiers, photographers, movie makers and celebrities yearning for old world charm. Contact: Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber of Commerce , Box 2420, Sun Valley, ID 83353, 208-726-3423 or 800-634-3347, FAX: 208-726-4533; EMAIL: sunval@micron.net .

Craters of the Moon National Monument
Idaho Travel Council

Craters of the Moon National Monument Volcanic formations--part of a 60-mile crack where eruptions occurred as recently as 2,000 years ago--make this an incredible geologic landscape. This area gives one the sense of being on another planet and was once used for training early moon-mission astronauts. Pahoehoe lava flows and cinder cones are remnants of volcanic activity along the Great Rift. Late spring visits mean spectacular wildflower displays. Contact: Craters of the Moon National Monument , Box 29, Arco, ID 83213; 208-527-3257, FAX: 208-527-3073.

Snake River
Idaho Travel Council

The Salmon River of No Return

The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act helped preserve a number of Idaho's major rivers. In central Idaho, the Salmon River System is the longest undammed river system in any single state. The Middle Fork and Main Salmon are the best known major whitewater rafting rivers in Idaho. Visitors can follow segments of these mighty rivers along Highways 75 and 93 north of Challis or Stanley.

In northern Idaho, the Clearwater and Lochsa were the rivers Lewis and Clark followed into the Clearwater Valley. These explorers also discovered the Snake River near the end of their journey to the Columbia and the Pacific Ocean.

Over to southeastern Idaho flows the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, and Interstate 84 follows the Snake River Canyon across southern Idaho. For more information on the opportunities available on Idaho's rivers contact: Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association , Box 95, Boise, ID 83701; 208-342-1438, FAX: 208-338-7830; E-MAIL: ioga@ioga.org .