One of the five most beautiful lakes in the world.
By gowestusa Staff
In Northern Idaho, nestled against the eastern border of Washington State, is the lake National Geographic Magazine once called one of the five most beautiful in the world. The lake was originally scoured out of the mountains by glaciers and later enhanced by the construction of a dam on the Spokane River. For a time in the late 1800s the lake was the busiest steamboat port west of the Mississippi, serving as an important shipping point for th
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Deeper Than the Grand Canyon
Hells Canyon--the deepest gorge in America.
By gowestusa Staff
Steep black volcanic cliffs and raging rapids come together to form Hells Canyon National Recreation area on the Idaho/Oregon border. Although difficult for the casual traveler to visit, Hells Canyon is worth the effort.
Here the Snake River has carved the deepest river gorge in North America, about an 8000 foot vertical drop. For 700 million years this was the west coast of North America. Open ocean lay beyond. Then, 150 million years a
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