Idaho's Geography is UNDERRATED 

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Here's another interesting factoid about Idaho. Lewiston, Idaho is a Pacific port town. Container ships sail all the way to Lewiston and dock there. So even though Idaho is landlocked, it is technically a coastal state because of that port

Idaho is home to the third largest unbroken wilderness area in the lower 48 states. The frank church river of no return wilderness. Idaho also has some absolutely incredible geological history like the massive ice age floods and ice dams. The state is huge and has vast amounts of empty land and mountainous wilderness to explore. I’ve lived here my whole life and every year I find a new place with gorgeous scenery. From the temperate rainforests at the Canadian border to the alpine peaks to the hot sandy deserts in the south.

We visited Idaho for the 2017 Solar Eclipse from England UK. Watched dawn breaking from the shore of Redfish Lake followed by the eclipse in a clear blue sky. Utterly stunning landscape!

I LOVE IDAHO Being from southeast Idaho I love all the attention, but I do find it funny that you pretty much ignored the entire panhandle, which has quite a bit a population and some of the most geographically unique parts of the state. It’s beautiful up there. Make it 30 minutes!!

The geography, natural beauty, and unspoiled wilderness of the state is reflected in a slogan from the state tourism board many years ago. "Idaho is what America was"

One thing you did miss worth an interesting mention is the fact due to our geography we are one of the two places in the world where the Star Garnet can be found naturally the other place being India, if your ever interested you can literally book a trip to go and sift for your own gems, we are called the Gem State for a reason, and if you ever can find a local who can take you to all the places they know personally there are a lot of people out here who know the area really well and know spots that will blow your mind with the view and the natural beauty.

The Salmon River is also called the River of No Return. It got this name when the Lewis and Clark expedition came to the Salmon River and asked the local Shoshone if they could travel down the Salmon to the Columbia and to the Pacific Ocean. The Shoshone confirmed that the river did lead to the Pacific but told the expedition that they could not travel down that river. They said that anyone who traveled down that river has never returned and called it the River of No Return. The River of No Return Wilderness is the largest in continental US.

What happened to northern Idaho? You completely missed the most beautiful part of the state!

Idaho is only inland state with salmon runs and these runs were very large at one time. They are still some of the most important runs in the US. They came all the way up the Snake River to Shoshone Falls at one time but still make a long semicircular run up the Salmon River to Stanley Basin and Redfish Lake. Redfish Lake is named after the Sockeye salmon that run there.

I was born and raised and have lived here all but 3 years of my life. Every year I discover something new and beautiful!

Thanks for the shout out. Idaho is one of the most geothermally active states in the country. The capitol building is even heated geothermally. The state has some of the most hot springs in the country. Might I add that in Idaho "Shoshone" is pronounced as just Show-shown instead of Show-show-nee.

You forgot a lot about the hidden gems in the north part of the state, such as Roosevelt Cedar Grove, bitteroort mountains, and frank church river of no return wilderness, the third largest unbroken section of wilderness in the lower 48. I am thankful these wonders are not known, as it means more for everyone! I myself love the rural canyon lands in the southeastern portion and dense forest of the north most.

I live in the floodplain of lake Bonneville, where an old dam broke and swept through a lot of the state. The remainder of lake bonneville is now the salt lake in utah. The substrate below my soil in my backyard is filled with round river rock, and it's awesome.

The Palouse country is very beautiful rolling farm country and the most scenic part is in North Idaho where the Palouse runs up into the mountains. There are several large lakes in the panhandle that are among the largest and most beautiful lakes in the country.

Pend Oreille Lake (in the panhandle) was the location for the ice dam that that held back glacial lake Missoula in the last ice age. The ice dam failed multiple times, which caused catastrophic floods to surge over parts of Washington State and helped form the Channeled Scablands (in Washington) and the Columbia basin as much of the water found it's way to the Columbia river to be let out into the Pacific ocean. You can see that Pend Oreille Lake was formed by glaciers if you ever visit. It is absolutely beautiful there.

This is the third summer/autumn we’re working in Idaho. It’s just so lovely, the people are truly decent, and the climate is amazing. I just love it. I’m looking at the Tetons out the front window rn. Yesterday, I watched four different weather systems coming in and converging from my vantage point here at the top of the hill. Some days, it feels like I can see forever. We’ve hiked mountains and forests, kayaked on stunningly gorgeous rivers, and met some amazing folks. I’m Florida born and raised and I truly miss my Emerald Coast and pine forests, but I just can’t take the boiling hot soup air and the hurricanes anymore. Idaho has yet to disappoint or try to kill me. 😅

I drove through Idaho about 7 years ago and have been telling people about how beautiful it is ever since! It is an incredibly overlooked state where I personally discovered the true meaning of "majesty" in the old song "America, The Beautiful."

I’ve lived here my entire life and didn’t even know about some of these places. Great video!

Idaho is also the farthest inland where seafaring salmon come back yearly to spawn. Sadly, hydroelectric dams cause less and less salmon to return year over year.

Thank you! This was awesome and super informative. I am moving to Idaho and wanted to learn more about the ecology. I knew some of these things, but they really do have such a wonderful and diverse ecosystem. The geology is exceedingly beautiful.

Idaho why i clicked on this video so fast

I live in Utah but have traveled to Idaho many, many times. It's a unique and beautiful state. If you ever get bored, look up Lake Bonneville, the enormous lake that once covered almost all of western Utah before part of the shoreline collapsed and it all drained into the Snake River. In Utah there are benchmarks on the mountains from where the water level used to sit, like a ring around a bathtub. There are actually two lines from two separate eras of the lake. The Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake are the only remnants of Lake Bonneville.

I am an English-Australian and I just love Idaho. I fly my flt sim Savage Cub there. Johnson's Creek is a fine base to explore from.

Nothing compares to the Sawtooth Mountains. As a kid, I & my family spent time enjoying the crystal clear lakes every summer. Now living in N Florida, I would spend every summer in the mountains of the great Northwest if I could. But I don't miss the snow.

Great video! I live down on the edge of the Snake River Plain, and a very interesting fact is that the Plain has fewer earthquakes than the surrounding mountains, because the heat from the Yellowstone Hotspot that melted down the mountains also made the rocks more pliable, whereas the mountains are more brittle. Other fascinating items to include would be the effects of the Bonneville Flood, the Idaho Batholith, the Palouse hills, and the Lochsa River basin.

This started after watching my states video. And the first line made HUGE SENSE to me. I drove from Vermont to Washington state in 1990, spent a week in east Glacier Park after itd closed for the season and during an amazing Indian summer stretch. It was one of the most amazing weeks of my life. Once i left i thought the highlights were over. That is until i hit Idaho. Expected miles of tators and that's about it. Wow was i wrong! Coming from Vermont this country boy is spoiled for gorgeous nature, but Idaho blew my mind and i enjoyed every mile. Such a gorgeous place and have had received so many odd looks when sharing my love for the Idaho scenery. Thank you for agreeing. Haha

GeographyGeek, you did a great job with graphics (superimposing map outlines on aerial photos)! Make things so much easier to understand. Good job, and keep it up👍🏽

Last year, I traveled to Idaho with my sister and traveled from Boise to Bonner's Ferry on US 95. Really incredible drive, and the variety of landscapes is amazing (semi-desert around Boise through steep canyons and mountains through the rolling hills of the Palouse to semi-lush forests in the panhandle.)

Can you do north central Idaho and Northern Idaho? Deep glacier lakes…extremely steep mountains, rugged rivers and fantastic cities like Lewiston and Cour d’alene? We have hot springs and very remote towns.

You should mention Hells canyon, the deepest canyon in North America. It is on the border between Idaho and Oregon. The second deepest canyon, the salmon river canyon, runs parallel to Hells canyon to the east, and the Imnaha canyon, 5000 feet deep, runs parallel to Hells canyon west. So within 20 miles east to west you have 3 super deep canyons whose boundaries are unbroken mountains that all run parallel to another from south to north for something like 50 miles. Take care and God bless

What an interesting video! I just moved to the great state of Idaho a year ago from Texas and I never thought this state could be so interesting. Thank you for this video

You forgot to mention Silverwood. The largest theme park in the Pacific Northwest, and the entire Idahoan Pan handle, with it's beautiful mountain terrain. You also forgot to mention The Salmon River, Nicknamed "The River of No Return". Idaho is also known for the famous the Ancient Glacial Lake Bonneville, as well as Lake Glacial Missoula, both of which caused colossal flooding across the American west.

Love the map @3:15 with the different caldera locations. AFter visiting this area a few weeks ago, this helps explain the geology to me

No mention of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, which covers an area of 2,366,757 acres and contains some of the most stunning scenery in the US. Much of the rest of the central and northern part of the state is de-facto wilderness. If you want to get lost in nature, there is no place better.

I've been there! I thought potatoes and flat land. Man, was I WRONG. It's amazing there.

table rock is a plateau that over looks boise, it’s got a really cool cave as well. there are countless campgrounds all over. idahos beauty is fr slept on

NY has a lot of climate variation from alpine where it is too cold for trees to grow to hot summers able to grow cotton.

I live in SE Idaho, where the mountains are big and sagebrush dominates elsewhere. Autumn colors do exist, especially up the draws, but you have to go looking for them.

Took long enough for RU-vid to recommend this! It’s interesting to learn more about the geography of the southern third of the state, but I’m surprised the central and northern sections of Idaho aren’t even mentioned. Central and Northern Idaho are beautiful and geographically fascinating, including large lakes such as Pend Oreille-home of the Missoula Floods’ ancient ice dam, high variation in mountains, and especially the unique climate/ecological patterns. North Idaho hosts a great number of disjunct plant populations from both the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes region due to the unique climate, such as the strong coastal influence in the Clearwater region and the humid lakeside summers (paired with snowier winters) in some parts of the panhandle. North Idaho also hosts large peatlands and ancient redcedar groves.

Every state I have been in, have beautiful landscapes, and awesome natural wonders.

I decided to stay here in 1975, after 6 months of a temp visit, no regrets! Been flying over it all that time, and it never gets old.

You made a beautiful video👍👍, thank you. Idaho has indeed beautiful geografic sites.

Aqui Andamos en Idaho trabajando maziso saludos a mi Raza de Mexico 🇲🇽 👍 Muy Bonito Estado muy verde

Guys, don’t give away all our secrets! But in all honesty we thrive off tourism and the sense of adventure is a part of the experience! Love my home state. ❤️

You forgot half the state! In the north you have the Bunker Hill Mine. It was once known as the most silver in ;any one spot over time. Which beats the Comstock Load in Nevada. The worlds longest gondola in Kellogg. Its over 3.2 miles long and takes about 34 minutes to get to the top!

I've been to many places, but my home Idaho is the most beautiful place on earth, the fact that nobody knows or cares about it surprises me every day, love from the gem state!

I have never visited the united states but I would like to go to the mountains in idaho to hike up to the "higher you get" hut in the central mountains

I go to college in Rexburg, Idaho and this is a wonderful state if you’re into outdoors.

Brilliant, looking forward to make time to read the comments! You have done Idaho Proud! I don't believe you missed anything. Sadly esp Boise Valley has filled w Calif escapies, covering extrodinarily productive farm ground w sub divisions. I am in UK, but sure returning to my SW area, high country or Owhyee lands....i would not be able to drive dirt roads w out seeing another vehhicle for hours!

Hello, while I appreciate your video and showing my states beauty, I do not want others to come. Pleas take down this video before more people move here and ruin the natural landscape. Jk kk, on a serious note, everyone should visit eastern Idaho. Go to Saint Anthony Sand dunes or bridge jumping at fun farm.

Idaho, more than just potatoes ...its quite beautiful

So much of this video feels foreign to me, being from Kentucky, and primarily never leaving the state. Idaho will be on my bucket list.

Thank you for adding metric units as well!

The Sawtooth range is a batholith similar to the Sierra. All the granite makes this mountain range other worldly.

I drove from Spokane to Missoula once and the part of Idaho I drove thru was gorgeous.

Eight years there and loved every day of it.

I've lived in Washington for my whole life and only went to Idaho once for about 15 minutes. I should get over there

i live in idaho and this taught me how cool this state really is, props

I’d love to see a video like this on Wyoming

Hells Canyon was once the west coast of the US. There was a hundreds mile long offshore island similar to Vancouver Island that was pushed against the continental plate by tectonic forces. Hells Canyon was formed and the Snake River ran through it. Hells Canyon is deepest gorge in North America and is very scenic with all sorts of wildlife, including Bighorn, and with salmon in the river. There are Mountain goats in the Seven Devils mountains above the canyon.

United States is in my opinion one the most beautiful countries in the world.

Great video! I have one thing to mention though... why all the south? The north is just as stunning with its many lakes and large expansive forests!

Try one on Kentucky if possible love the videos keep it up

Now I want to visit more of Idaho than just the panhandle, but she really didn’t talk about very much.

Everyone always talks about Colorado, California, Florida, Arizona, and New York but never Idaho or New Mexico...it's sad. They're both beautiful and underrated states. Idaho is the most gorgeous state I have ever been to, and yes, I have been to Hawaii and I am from Colorado born and raised. I love Idaho. Someday, I want to move to a small town there, start a business, don't wanna ever be affiliated with big city junk like politics or crime, and just live peacefully in a tiny mountain town in rural Idaho. So much amazing geography, it's unlike anywhere else in the US. How can you fit the beauty of Vermont, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, California, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Oregon in one state? You can. Idaho.

I absolutely love your videos man. I watch them all the time and show them to my grade 6 students.

Shhh don't tell people , I love Idaho but I prefer others not know how awesome it really is .

Idaho is a hidden gem and heaven on earth during their short summer. The sawtooth wilderness is my favorite place on earth

Great one again. Thanks! @NL

I want to move to Idaho, it looks incredible.

Gotta say, I always had a soft spot for Idaho. One of my go to visit places if I ever find myself in the States. PS: Thank you for including metric measurements for the rest of us. Small but much appreciated gesture!

I have lived in Idaho my whole life and it is beautiful and amazing

Another interesting fact about Idaho on it's panhandle you have some parts of the scabland goes into Idaho having areas with cities, like coeur d'alene in the Spokane metro area, and cities like moscow yes it's called Moscow and Lewiston with the farthest inland port on the west coast

You didn't mention the great Bonneville flood that carved the snake river canyon.

I've lived in Idaho for 7 years I'm 22 now. I've lived in 6 other states and Idaho is the one that im staying in.

Personally I think that you should have included the couer de lane water way which includes couer de lane lake and the couer de lane river, the lake is one of my favorite places to swim and camp and the river is my favorite place to fish, rock hound, camp, swim, and tube

8:45 Quite recently, the famous Geoguessr player Rainbolt and several other pros were thrown off by Idaho. It was Craters of the Moon that led them astray, though.

People would love to hear about Thousand Springs, where the Lost, Little Lost, and Birch Rivers exit the Snake River Plain out of a cliff above the Snake River near Hagerman. The water took a short cut through the porous rock, underground.

He mentions Shoshone Falls(pronounced Sho-Shōn, not Sho-shonee), but Shoshone falls is connected to a larger and more beautiful natural structure carved by the Snake River. This being the Canyon of the river's name sake. The Snake River Canyon. This Canyon is gorgeous. It exists near Twin Falls, Idaho and has many awesome things you can recreationally. It is also famously the same Canyon that Evil Kenieval was going to ride across. Of course, he failed both times and today, all that is left is the small launch rail that was left when he last attempted it. From Twin Falls, across the Perrine Bridge and into Jerome County near I-85, you get to the enormous open fields of Idaho's Snake River Plains. It's super pretty.

I agree that Idaho has been overshadowed by its neighbors, but those days may be coming to an end. Boise was recently named the most overpriced real estate market in the country. People are starting to notice that it's a great place to live.

As a Californian I can say potatoes and blue turf are quite interesting

Will no one mention the beautiful St Joe River at its mouth has an elevation over 2,100 feet the highest navigable river in the United States.

Excellent research / Insights~

A fun fact about the social climate is that nearly everyone here feels were getting too much attention, want it to stop, and want out of staters to stay living out of state. It's somewhat alarming to me how deep into the forest you have to go to get away from people now. The roads are crowded in the Valley and camp sites that I used to go to and find some solitude are now picked clean of any dry wood, and people drive by often to see if the spot is open. No stopping it I suppose but it makes me sad. Everyone used to smile and wave when you pass them. Now days though you have a much of a chance at getting a wave, as you do a glare. And that's outside the valley.

We have a saying here in Idaho. If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes.

Wish could go more indepth on the geology...wonderful video none the less, thank you.

It’s true, drove through it not too long ago and I was shocked

You missed that the St. Joe river is the I asked navigatabol river in the world and that Idaho is rich in gems

Northern Idaho is unique as well, maybe you can showcase this.

The Snake river plain is what feeds the pacific northwest's rain onto the west side of the rockies in both Idaho and Northern Utah, so thank you Idaho.

I was waiting for you to talk about all of the hot south of Pacatello that are available to the public. I grew up going to them.

I think you missed one of Idaho's greatest attributes. It's citizens are some of the kindest and most friendly we as long haul truckers get to deal with.

I have to see Idaho now. Thanks.

Idaho is what Colorado thinks it is.

Now I see why people are moving to Idaho. It's because of all that underrated landscape and outdoor recreation.

I’ve lived in Idaho my entire life and have never heard a local pronounce the final e in Shoshone. I’ve always heard it pronounced shone, as in the sun shone very brightly. Interesting video though.

Hi, im not native to the USA, so I was wondering what accent you have?

This video should be called 'Southern Idaho's Geography is UNDERRATED'

My guy, as an Idahoan, you missed so much unique geography. That fact that the Snake River Canyon was carved out by the lake Bonneville flood, Frank Church Wilderness area, Bitterroot Mountains, lake Lake Pend Oreille being a super deep lake used by US Navy Submarines, soooo much was missed. I did still though appreciate the video.