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View from Sandpoint's City Park

Sandpoint, Idaho and Lake Pend Oreille – Four-Season Recreation in Idaho’s Lake Country

Today the town of Sandpoint boasts tourism and recreation as its major sources of revenue. From May through August the town’s permanent population of about 6,000 swells with tourists from the surrounding areas who come for the boating, skiing, hiking, biking and swimming. During the winter the focus moves up the mountain. More…

Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho – The Outdoor Museum of Volcanism

Dubbed the “strangest 75 square miles of North America” by an early visitor, the Craters of the Moon National Monument offers one of the west’s most unusual displays of volcanic phenomena. The parks covers a large valley pockmarked with volcanic cones, lava flows, and other bizarre volcanic features. More…

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