● IDAHO
Idaho
THE GEM STATE
A sparkling hidden gem in the heart of the American West,
Idaho is a state of surprising delights. Tucked away amid the
vastness of the northwest and running hard up to the Canadian
border, this nature lover’s paradise has everything a visitor
wearied by theme parks and shopping malls could crave.
Big Wood River
Boise State Capitol
B
est known outside its lofty to pass the time of day. This is a
Rocky Mountain peaks and place where a stranger is simply
verdant valleys simply as someone you have yet to meet.
“The Potato State,” Idaho Crime rates are very low, with
is truly a wonderland awaiting many hamlets and villages where
discovery. the residents simply do not feel the
Here there’s wide-open country need to lock their front doors. Prices
beneath awesomely big skies. are low, too, making it easy to
Towering mountains, clear lakes and stretch a credit-crunch budget that
rushing whitewater rivers are all little bit further.
on the agenda. Sunrises are never With wide open roads and
more promising, sunsets never minimal traffi c, Idaho is great for
more glorious. Most appealing of all: touring by car and many visitors
There’s room to breathe. succumb fully to the lure of the
Idaho has four distinct seasons, open road and take the motorhome
each with its own charm. The carpet option, with overnight parking
of springtime wildfl owers and the facilities featuring water and
yellow, gold and red leaf colours of electricity hook-ups, clean toilets
the fall are especially alluring, while and showers and all mod cons –
summers are endlessly sun-blessed plus the chance to socialise with
and winter’s snows make you itch like-minded families over a brew or
to put on a set of skis. a full-blown barbecue.
Best still, the people – the vast There’s no better place to
majority of them enviously fi t, start your Idaho visit than in the
healthy and totally addicted to pleasantly relaxed state capital city
life in the great outdoors – are of Boise – pronounced “BOY-see”
welcoming and pleasantly laid-back, – with its strong Basque heritage,
and always happy to take time out cosy restaurants, welcoming bars
8 The Real America Guide 2010
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