Today I want to talk to you about a state
that is one of the most underrated in the US,
it's mostly known for potatoes... but did you also know it is known for
its hidden gems? it's actually nicknamed the gem
state. i'm talking canyons, rivers, rapids, waterfalls, hot springs, ancient
volcanic landscapes.
yes this is all here in the U.S and it is in
Idaho! the first thing you need to know about Idaho is that it is the fourth in
the nation for the total wilderness acres.
And by wilderness i'm talking about untouched,
unspoiled landscapes. the reason why i'm recommending this state
too is because it's very underpopulated, to the point where a lot of these
natural sites - you may have them all to yourself.
Unlike Yellowstone, unlike Yosemite. in this video I'm mostly going to be
talking about southern Idaho. i spent a week in there i
traveled from san diego and took a direct flight to boise which
was only $137 round trip from Boise. i rented a car
and drove about two hours south and stayed in this beautiful cabin resort we
had these fully equipped cabins where you could literally stay
for weeks we woke up to the sound of this babbling
brook from the snake river and it was such a relaxing experience
what i truly appreciate about idaho is the fact that you get these places
seemingly all to yourself there's not many places where you can go to
where you can have the experience all to yourself
and this is one of those places
okay so some facts about idaho there are 1.7 million people in idaho
and it is the 12th least populated state and seventh most least densely populated
state so if you're worried about covid we're
at this beautiful park and really there's not many people
around when you're traveling here you want to
make sure you rent either a truck or an suv we are packing up
taking the ford edge ecoboost all-wheel drive
on the road we rented an all-wheel drive ford
edge which was perfect for this trip but the reason why you want to bring that
is because there's quite a bit of driving it's two hours from boise
a lot of the roads are one or two lanes and they're really well paved so they're
really nice to drive in the landscapes though are similar to
iceland. now from the road what you'll see are
mostly farms and just flat land, not a lot of trees
but it's when you go off the road and you go down into the
parks or into the cliffs and you will see some of the
most interesting geology you've ever seen.
waterfalls coming out of the cliffs! and then you'll look out onto the
horizon and you won't see any sign of modern life. you'll see some
of the most beautiful natural springs it looks like glacial
water it's so gorgeous if you don't have a lot
of time two things you really want to see are
the box canyon and the niagara falls of the west
shoshone falls this actually surpasses the height of
niagara falls at 212 feet tall. there's pathways along the
falls where you can take photos and it looks like you're
right in the middle of the falls.
some interesting facts about the population here has the second largest
mormon population in the us outside of utah so you will see some
temples when you're here another thing is this is one of the top
five gun friendly states in the u.s they have
some of the least restrictive laws. people really like to go hunting. we even
saw them in the coffee shop! by the way, this coffee shop was really
good and they had excellent breakfast burritos. speaking of the gun
laws the people here have this american
self-reliance attitude. there's also a great sense of
community too the people are really friendly and
they'll come up and talk to you and that's something that you don't see
everywhere. let's talk about the food so they actually have wine in idaho
which i didn't think about wine when i thought
of idaho i thought potatoes but they do have wine they have
some delicious riesling what'd you get
for food you definitely want to try the trout here it's grown
fresh from the snake river so it's really cool to be able to enjoy
something that's local to the region so last but not
least is idaho is a place to get outside this is
a place where you go to enjoy nature adventure being in the
outdoors if you're the type of person that really
likes to be outside river rafting
kayaking paddle boarding jumping in natural hot springs
if you're that type of person you will love idaho
and you should definitely come visit soon follow along in our idaho series
i'll link it up above we visited a number of places in idaho
that you may not have heard of yet and with that i want to know
what are your favorite places in idaho or
in your state what's great about this time of covid
is that even though we can't travel freely internationally
it's giving us an opportunity to travel within our own country
and there's beauty in every single state a lot of it
isn't widely known so comment below on your favorite places