Craters of the Moon

The most common complaint I hear when people come to visit is Craters of the Moon. I've been a few times and agree. Craters is my definition of a tourist trap.

50 years ago in July of 1969, Aldrin and Armstrong became the first men to walk on the moon.

It seems like we write about how great Idaho is at least once every week. There truly is so much beauty and adventure to take in.

It's National Park Week, and it's a good time for a road trip.

Ten bucks to see a lava flow?

The travel piece, written last month by staffer Andreas Wass, compares the preserve to visiting a "galaxy far, far away."

I’ve visited the park and not even so much felt a tremble beneath my toes.

Is Craters as good of a tourist spot as the Perrine Bridge, Redfish Lake, or Box Canyon? Not even close. But is it the worst in the state?

The actors (all but one) were people recruited off the street.

The Sawtooth Botanical Garden and Idaho Native Plant Society will host a wildflower walk on Saturday at Craters of the Moon.

Craters of the Moon is starting to get a lot of attention for a brand new reason. It has just been named the best place in Idaho to view the night sky. Even better, there are chances for you to experience it yourself.

In case you missed it, there was quite a show in the sky a few nights ago. Thanks to an incoming solar storm, the northern lights were visible in many parts of Idaho. One photographer captured some amazing pics over Craters of the Moon.

Here's more proof that you shouldn't pay any attention to those national sites when you're looking for good travel advice.

We hear a lot about the Yellowstone super-volcano. Thanks to a national website, we've just been reminded that our real danger lies to our north where a couple dozen little volcanoes are waiting to kill us.

O.K., it’s not nearly as impressive as Craters of the Moon but give it some time!

By now, it's a well-established fact that I'm a log cabin freak. It doesn't help that there is one that is available that's not that far from us. Truth is it's right next door to Craters of the Moon.

Craters of the Moon is a very unique place to visit any time of year and is completely worth the modest admission price. But, there are several days in 2017 when you can go for the wonderful price of free.

Craters of the Moon is a national monument. It's a good thing to be a national monument, but not as good as being a national park, apparently.

The one thing we do not lack in Idaho is rocks. If rockhounding is your thing, there is no better place to be than here.

This year Halloween and Election Day are just as frightening for many in Idaho.  For the more mild mannered there are two events taking place at the Herrett Center on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho.