On to Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve--Craters of the Moon National Monument is located in the cradle of Idaho's Snake River Plain. Beginning 15,000 years ago, molten basalt erupted from fissures in the earth's crust creating this landscape of black and raw lava flows that undulates like a quiet sea. Cinder cones, craters, and myriad volcanic formations line the fissures, or Great Rift, for some sixty miles from north to south, and rise above a surface swirling with frozen eddies and cascading blocks of lava foam.
There were so many things to see. One was a chance to climb up the side of a small volcano and look into it. Amazing! Another was into two different caves made of lava rocks. It was very cool inside and dark! Just look at the pictures!
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