Craters of the Moon

More high desert guided us across the Idaho border and to Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. This amazing 750,000 acre landscape was formed over 2,000 years ago by belching spatter cones and lava oozing through the Earth's crust. After getting the Casita settled in campsite 8, Mark unloaded the bikes and we rode to the visitor center. We returned to camp, prepared our dinner, and planned which hikes we would take to see this fascinating landscape up close. At sunset, and after the heat of the day had subsided, we hiked North Crater Flow trail, Devil's Orchard nature trail, Inferno Cone, Spatter Cone, Snow Cone, and hiked out to to the Dew Drop Cave where bats roost. After an beautiful sunset, we headed back to camp, set up the lawn chairs and gazed at the stars in this incredible dark sky park.Read more