Weekend Getaway: Sun Valley, Idaho
Sun Valley, Idaho bills itself as "an authentic ski town full of character and 250 sunny days a year (hence, the Sun Valley name) and uncrowded runs for everyone." It was the first ski resort to install a ski lift - adapted from a system to haul bananas onto ships in Panama - and has the largest automated snowmaking system in the world. We spent a weekend in Sun Valley with Stanley and Craters of the Moon National Monument thrown in. Idaho is an underrated gem - though, I think the word is getting out, and we really enjoyed our time here. Come with me to see the eastern side of Idaho! Craters of the Moon National Monument Craters of the Moon National Monument contains three young lava fields formed by volcanic eruptions originating from a 52 mile tear in the earths crust known as the Great Rift. What this means is that Craters of the Moon was not caused by a volcanic eruption but lava coming from the Great Rift which is the deepest known land based open volcanic rift in the