Idaho is called the Gem State for its abundance of precious and semiprecious gems, but the moniker could also apply to its many lesser-known, yet spectacular natural landmarks—hidden gems like you see on today"s homepage. This is Upper Baron Lake (foreground) and Baron Lake in the rugged Sawtooth Wilderness of central Idaho. It"s just a snippet of the nearly 5 million acres of designated wilderness that belong to the Gem State. Other highlights include Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America—at 8,000 feet deep, it surpasses even the Grand Canyon. And in southern Idaho you"ll find Shoshone Falls, which towers 45 feet higher than Niagara Falls, earning it the nickname Niagara of the West.
Gem State views
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Mid-Autumn Festival
-
National Park Week: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
-
Red Planet Day
-
Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
-
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
-
Wind horses carry wishes for a new year
-
Take a break! It s Labor Day!
-
A tribute to the ancestors
-
We re gonna need a bigger birdhouse
-
Kiteboarding and windsurfing in Croatia
-
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
-
Global commerce in motion
-
Decorating for Diwali
-
National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
World Numbat Day
-
The Kelpies statues in Falkirk, Scotland
-
In the Garden of Europe
-
A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
-
Flag Day
-
Pining for spring
-
In the Most Serene Republic
-
Diwali
-
Full moon
-
A peek behind the royal curtain
-
Aerial view of a heart-shaped field in Trittau, Germany
-
A cliffside harbor in Sardinia
-
Autumn’s swan song
-
Native American Heritage Month
-
Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
-
Rising up from the black sand like rock gods