Decided there was nothing more worth seeing in Mountain Home so left early and traveled to Arco to visit Craters of the Moon National Park in the afternoon. Lucky to book the last open site at Mountain View RV Park in Arco.
The beginning of the trip on 2 lane route 29 was a long climb into the mountains opening up to wide open ranges. The last 20 miles before Arco was on the North edge of the Craters of the Moon National Park.
Beginning 15,000 years ago lava welled up from a series of deep fissures known as the Great Rift that crosses the Snake River Plain. The most recent eruption was only 2000 years ago. The landscape is unique with Lava fields, Spatter Cones, fissures and caves made from Lava Tubes.
