6/19/10 Guess what, you got the pictures without the text! So here we go explaining what you have received. Our adventure to Twin Falls followed parts of the Calif. Trail through Wells and Jackpot. We slowly left the sagebrush and transitioned into the fertile valleys of Twin Falls, ID. Beautiful weather and gorgeous clouds and minimal wind. We're hitting the weather just right.
6/20/10 Went to Shoshone Falls dropping 212'. It is taller than both the American and Canadian Falls (Niagara) by some 40' but not nearly as wide. This area is in Snake River Canyon, formed by a ravaging flood out of Bonneville Lake in Utah some 15,000 years ago. Within 6 weeks the lake had emptied leaving behind the Great Salt Lake and Snake River and deposited fertile soil along the way creating what is called today "majestic valley". Most of Idaho's potatoes are grown in the Twin Falls to Idaho Falls area.
The Perrine Bridge is over 450' high, spans the mile wide Snake River Canyon and it is legal to "BASE" jump from it. If you look closely at two bridge pictures, (1) full scale (2) just the under the arch there is a blue dot half way down. That happens to be 1 of 6 jumpers who took the 11 second leap of fate from the bridge and landed on a designated spot some 50' in diameter. next to the river and just behind a row of willows lining the river. We just scratched our heads and asked why? Thrill of it all is the answer as the guys we watched were our neighbors that night in the campground. They were 6 chaps from Australia on a visit to the US to jump off any and all legal spots to BASE jump. BASE stands for building, antenna,span and earth.
We'll figure out how to send the next blog with the pictures we are taking in Jackson, WY.........
the journey continues
The falls are beautiful. I've never heard of them, so they are now on our list of things to see the next time we're in that area.
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