Craters of the Moon is one of Idaho’s largest geographical destinations. Being alone in the silence of more than 2000 year old lava is both eerie and astounding. The very fine rock that crunches under your feet offer a sensation of what it may feel like to walk on the moon. The views at the summit are magnificent as the largest of the three craters is the deepest known on earth. From the highest view point you can see out and over the lava fields pinpointing dried out streams where lava once flowed through 1,117 square miles.
These lava streams solidified at certain points creating cavities underneath the surface where it continued to flow forming now-empty tunnels that pushed lava over the endless overlook of the uninhabitable landscape. One of these lava cavities is called the Indian Lava Tunnel which stretches over 800 feet long and is over 25 feet deep in some areas. After exploring this particular tunnel, we exited through one of the three passages and noticed what appeared to be post volcanic ash. However, it was actually a light snow fall that quickly turned into a complete white out. As usual we experienced the drastic and unpredictable weather patterns that Mother Nature offers us here in Idaho, and on a day that was forecasted to be sunny with not a cloud in the sky! If you make it out to Craters of the Moon, we promise you will not regret the journey!
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