Snake River, Wyoming
Snake River winds its way throughout a huge part of the Pacific Northwest and is surrounded by picturesque wilderness that is particularly vibrant in autumn. The river flows through six entire states including western Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington – it’s massive, and it’s as gorgeous as it is epic. Created by a volcanic hotspot, this river has been fueled by melting glacial water, snow, and rain (though today, it’s mostly fueled by simple melting rain and snow). In the past, that wasn’t always the case. Snake River’s most scenic canyons and ridges were crafted when a glacier from a previous ice age melted and caused major flooding. A flooding event of this scale happened not once, but twice.
