Idaho Street Journey (Podcast) - Newbie Traveler

Hear about journey to an Idaho street journey because the Newbie Traveler talks to Jaime Mazur about her honeymoon in Idaho.

Jaime had different plans for her honeymoon that may have included someplace like Italy however her husband confirmed her a film on Idaho and was capable of persuade her as an alternative to do a street journey across the gem state, a state identified extra for its potatoes than its romance. Now Jaime tells us why she has fallen in love with this state.

Jaime says, “Idaho has the complexity of your complete U.S. terrain in only one state. Within the panhandle, it’s land dominated by forests and lakes and it’s humid year-round. South of the panhandle is the Palouse which is French for the garden. It’s breathtakingly inexperienced and luxurious rolling hills proper on the Washington border. In the event you proceed additional down south you get to the gold rush nation and America’s Moscow. After which it’s the excessive desert local weather of one of many fastest-growing cities within the U.S., which is Boise Idaho. Close by to the east of Boise is the billionaires’ playground of Solar Valley and previous that’s the arid lava fields of the Craters of the Moon Nationwide Monument. In the event you observe that up north you may be within the Frank Church wilderness which is 2.4 million acres of land with no roads and it’s the most important swath of land within the decrease 48 with none roads. All of that in only one state.”

Jaime begins us in Spokane, Washington which is the closest airport to northern Idaho. Spokane is shut (45 minutes) to Coeur d’Alene which is a well-liked resort space. They went to the one AAA 4 star resort in Idaho.

On the 4th of July, it was very crowded in Coeur d’Alene, however simply 80 miles from Spokane is Sandpoint. They stayed at Schweitzer Mountain Resort which is thought for snowboarding within the winter however in the summertime it’s identified for Lake Pend Oreille which is deeper than 4 of the good lakes. The Navy has completed submarine testing within the lake.

They drove the Idaho scenic byway from Sandpoint to Salmon, slicing by way of western Montana. Jaime says it’s the most stunning freeway she has pushed. Alongside the best way, you will notice historic markers as this was one of many routes utilized by the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Jaime recommends spending at the very least 3 days in Salmon. You’ll be able to take pleasure in a stunning B&B or do one thing extra adventurous by taking a whitewater or fishing journey on the Salmon River. Salmon can be the birthplace of Sacagawea who was a information for Lewis and Clark.

Their plans to take pleasure in Solar Valley have been thwarted by a big billionaires convention that closes the resort in a part of July. As a substitute, they went to Crimson Fish Lake which has nice hikes and views of the rugged Sawtooth Mountains.

Jaime admits she was stunned by Boise. She is from Chicago however thought Boise was the best metropolis she had visited in a while. The capital constructing is a fantastic if classical design. They explored the town through its inexperienced belt bike route. They loved the city wine route within the metropolis that exhibits off wines from Idaho’s 4 completely different wine areas. In addition they attended the Idaho Shakespeare Competition and toured a close-by wine area.

We get an inventory of options for resorts, B&Bs, eating places, breweries, wineries and ice cream parlors alongside their route. And if nothing else Jaime says lures you to Idaho, let me depart you with 3 phrases: huckleberry ice cream.

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