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Eastern Idaho - Where the snow-capped peaks of the Grand Tetons feed thundering waterfalls, glistening lakes and free-running rivers. Where wildflowers, pine and aspen create a kaleidoscope of autumnal color and light. Where elk and moose graze the grasslands, where swans and eagles soar on high. Uncrowded, uncompromised and in many ways untouched, eastern Idaho has for centuries been a beacon to the adventurer.

The Grand Tetons are the youngest mountains in the Rockies, barely ten million years old. In fact, they're still growing about an inch every hundred years. Ranging as high as 13,722 feet, they provide a magnificent backdrop for two distinct landscapes accessed by interconnecting scenic byways. The Teton Scenic Byway begins at Swan Valley on the Snake River and runs north through Victor and Driggs, where mountain men and fur trappers held their annual North American Rendezvous. After passing through spectacular Targhee National Forest, the Byway connects in Ashton with the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway which takes you to two of the last undisturbed waterfalls of consequence in the West. Idahoans can be excused for believing that their side of the Grand Tetons is best. Many credit the view, others the terrain.

At Lower Mesa Falls, the Snake River is squeezed into a gorge that drops 65 feet. The best view is from the Grandview Campground and Overlook. Fishing is superb at this secluded spot along the Henry's Fork. Upper Mesa Falls can be heard in the distance as you leave Grandview Campground going north. The glassy waters froth to mist in an even higher 11-story, 114-foot plunge.

North of Mesa Falls is an area known to fly-fishermen and outdoorsmen throughout the world. Henry's Fork, as the Snake River is called here, begins at Henry's Lake, just a few miles south of Targhee Pass. Henry's Lake has seen a lot of history, but it's the wild setting and the wildlife that sustain its legacy. The cutthroat trout lying deep in Henry's Fork and its tributaries make this by many accounts the best fly-fishing in the world. Harriman State Park is also the most important wintering area for trumpeter swans outside their summer home in Canada.

Henry's Fork empties into what was in prehistoric times a collapsed volcano now known as Island Park. The former caldera is 18 miles long, 23 miles wide and is marked by a 1,200-foot scarp on the south and west rims. A highway climbs the scarp at Big Bend Ridge. Covered with pine and wildflowers, this breathtaking area is ideal for hiking and fishing.

In winter, the Grand Targhee Resort east of Driggs offers some of the best powder skiing anywhere. And during the summer and fall, the Teton River provides prime habitat for blue ribbon trout.

A spectacular waterfall provides the scenic centerpiece for Idaho Falls, a growing city surrounded by gold and green croplands and rustic barns. Today, a 14-mile Snake River Greenbelt loops around the falls and river, giving pedestrians, joggers and bicyclists the opportunity to savor nature without sacrificing urban amenities. This community of 50,000 people is further blessed by 39 parks ranging from small corner parks, where businesspeople stop to chat and eat lunch, to large parks such as Tautphaus Park which houses a nationally renowned zoo.

North of Idaho Falls on Highway 20 is the historic and charming town of Rexburg, home to several diverse and noteworthy attractions. But Rexburg is probably best known for Ricks College, a quiet, private college with tree-lined campus streets and an ambiance going back to 1888 when the school was inaugurated in a local church meeting house. Today the school is considered one of the major institutions of higher education in Idaho.

North of St. Anthony is another unusual site: the St. Anthony Sand Dunes which range over an area 35 miles long and five miles wide. Composed of quartz sand, the dunes were formed by prevailing winds that howled across the Snake River plain for millions of years. Many of the dunes surpass in height those found at Death Valley in California. If you've ever longed to take a wide open ride in a dune buggy or off-road vehicle, here's the perfect place.

Serenity, serendipity and spectacular scenery make Eastern Idaho a very special place. A place to look forward to. A place you'll never forget.

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This page updated on Thursday, March 08, 2001

 

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