The Craters of the Moon National Monument is very scenic and interesting, and a great place to hike.
- March 30, 2001
- Hike
- Team: Jasmine and John
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It's a long drive over to the Craters from Boise. Although John enjoyed the scenic drive through Gooding, Jasmine was bored and unhappy. |
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However, once she saw the incredible moonscape, she started to cheer up. She liked the lava tubes. |
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She even let her dad hug her. |
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In Jasmine's world, any hike that provides a good glissade is a good one. |
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Our loop was several miles long, climbing over ridges and around buttes, mostly on park trails. These spatter cones were of particular interest. |
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The trail goes right to the top, where you can look down into the old vent. Then we cut cross-country on snow for a ways, and finished up walking on the road. This time of year the road was closed, a nice feature. I would imagine the road to be unpleasant when open, with no shoulder or other accommodation for non-motorized traffic. |
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