Welcome to Idaho
Famous for not being particularly famous, the nation's 43rd state is a pristine wilderness of Alaskan proportions, rudely ignored by passing traffic heading west to Seattle or east to Montana. In truth, much of this lightly trodden land is little changed since the days of Lewis and Clark, including a vast 15,000-sq-km 'hole' in the middle of the state and bereft of roads, settlements, or any other form of human... Read More
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Rocky Mountain National Park in the fall. Image by Ronda Kimbrow Photography / Moment / Getty
Sun Valley: Idaho's idyllic year-round playground
Sun Valley became the US’s first destination ski resort when it opened on the eve of the 1936 Bavarian Winter Olympics (the first to include alpine skiing as an event). Today, it still exudes a bright and polished sheen. Chosen as a resort after a long nitpicking search by Union Pacific Railroad scion William Averell Harriman and subsequently publicized by members of the then glitterati, led by wilderness-lover Ernest Hemingway, Sun Valley sported the world’s first chairlift and an opulent ski lodge that quickly became a second home for the rich and famous.
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