Craters of the Moon is a huge volcanic lava field national monument in Idaho. The entire land mass covered by lava some 2000 years ago is about 750,000 acres, and exploring it is highly encouraged!
We took the motorcycle through the 7 mile loop and hopped off to hike around a couple areas. There is Indian Tunnel which is a great lava tube cave that takes about half an hour to hike through and clamber over, that’s where Dan’s head is popping out of.
There’s Inferno Cone which was formed by the falling cinders from the explosion of magma. We saw the Spatter Cones which are places where the magma came out and hardened.
These lava fields just go on and on. The weather was perfect, the crowds were thin and it was a great way to spend the day in Idaho!
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