There lies a small town on the banks of a river, with mountains to the South a large reservoir to the North and an East-West interstate on the edge of town to facilitate commerce between the nearby city of Pocatello to the East and the cities and towns to the West. But this is no bedroom community besieged on all sides by farms without anything to offer the adventurous. This town is growing, it has new industries moving in, most importantly a $2 billion power generation and fertilizer plant that will employ 1,000 construction workers for the next six years, and will employ up to 200 permanent jobs in phase one alone. The permit for this plant has set a precedent, it is the first such permit to, as the New York Times put it, "require a proposed fertilizer plant to curb its Carbon Dioxide emissions." http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/idaho-plant-gets-permit-with-co2-limits/ This also shows that not only is the area growing but they are "thinking green" too.
As mentioned above this town has something to do for the adventurous, there is a large reservoir nearby that is perfect for boating, fishing or a plethora of watersports and and below the dam there is excellent fishing, and for the more historical minded adventurer they will be pleased to know that the Oregon Trail went through the area and in fact the street named Oregon Trail is where the trail went through what is now the town. To the South there are mountains which provide an excellent place for camping, hunting, fishing, or just plain good old fashioned exploring. Also to the South is the Rockland Valley, a beautiful, albeit quiet valley nestled between two mountain Ranges, the Sublett Range to the west and the Deep Creek Mountains to The east. To the Southwest of American Falls lies a place called Register Rock, a historical site on the Oregon Trail, a little bit closer lies Massacre Rocks State Park, the site of a skirmish between emigrants and "agitated" indians where nine emigrants were killed. To the North of the Town is the Snake River Plain and the lush farmground of the Pleasant Valley where there is acre upon acre of farm ground all the way to the Wapi lava flows and the lava flows of Craters of The Moon. 20 miles to the East is the small city of Pocatello, where Idaho State University makes its home. it is also growing at a steady pace in recent years. More to come!