Idaho nuclear power plant and Craters of the Moon

We visited Craters of the Moon National Park. Amazingly there are numerous plants that have adapted to growing in volcanic rock.
Some of the formations we saw in the park and how they are formed.
This tool was found in the area and used by early people trying to live here and farm. The sign for the tool is below.


An apt description of the whole area in the Craters of the Moon Park.
In the foreground is a broken lava tube.
Looking across the landscape -this is a huge park and this shows several different types of volcanic rock.
one of the large volcanic rocks seen in the area.
one of the plants that grows in the volcanic rock/landscape.



A large broken lava tube.
One of the areas with lots of plants is called a Cinder Garden, some are shown below.

Idaho has the more Nuclear Reactors than any where else in the world. We toured the first one built -it has been decommissioned.



The sign says it all.