What to see in America . 355 ^r^m. Priest Lakk, Kaniksu National Forest XLI Idaho Idaho bears an Indian name which means Gem of the Moun-tains. In nearly every part of the state mountains loftiest height is Hyndman Peak, about one hundredmiles east of Boise, with an altitude of 12,078 feet. Some-what farther west are the precipitous Sawtooth Mountains,which, with their Alpine lakes, heavy forests, flowerymeadows, and clear streams, have rare charm. The mightyBitter Root Range forms much of the eastern its irregular course it bends westerly and narrows the statefrom three
What to see in America . 355 ^r^m. Priest Lakk, Kaniksu National Forest XLI Idaho Idaho bears an Indian name which means Gem of the Moun-tains. In nearly every part of the state mountains loftiest height is Hyndman Peak, about one hundredmiles east of Boise, with an altitude of 12,078 feet. Some-what farther west are the precipitous Sawtooth Mountains,which, with their Alpine lakes, heavy forests, flowerymeadows, and clear streams, have rare charm. The mightyBitter Root Range forms much of the eastern its irregular course it bends westerly and narrows the statefrom three hundred miles at the south to forty-five miles atthe north. Idaho is larger than all New England, and has asingle county that exceeds Massachusetts in size. The first explorers of the region were Lewis and Clark,who came across the mountains from the headwaters of theMissouri in August, 1805. They and the twenty-six menwith them were the earliest whites to go overland to the 356 Idaho 357 Pacific. In crossing Idaho they kept near
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