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Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 10788 Location: Local Bordello

While up to the Idaho Regatta all the locals keep telling us to go see the falls.... it has been a long time since this much water was pouring over Shoshone Falls and it was spectacular... I'd been to the falls before but never seen them thundering like they are right now.

For those that don't know... Shoshone Falls is located just outside Twin Falls Idaho on the Snake River.

FYI: Sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," Shoshone Falls are 212 feet (64.7 m) high--36 feet (10.97 m) higher than Niagara Falls-- and flows over a rim 900 feet (274 m) wide.

And if you want to see some pictures from the boat races go here:
http://www.bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=178580

:rockon:

Sombeech · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:48 am Post subject:

I almost got time to go see this a week ago while I was up there. Wish I did.

Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 10788 Location: Local Bordello

We also stopped at the bridge, hiked some of the trails, and visited the Upper Falls (Twin Falls). We spent about 1/2 a day in the area and I'm happy we did.

If you hit the bridge at the right time there are base jumpers.

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Summit · Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 2787 Location: 127.0.0.1

awesome falls

Sombeech · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:58 am Post subject:

Iceaxe wrote:
If you hit the bridge at the right time there are base jumpers.

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Is it legal up there?

Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 10788 Location: Local Bordello

Not only legal.... they even have a base jumping school.....

Here is some interesting info on base jumping off Perrine Bridge (Twin Falls) that I found:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=basejump

:popcorn:

Idiots.....

:lol8:

accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 9973 Location: On my Beemer

Very cool! :popcorn:

jman · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 429 Location: Kaysville, UT

Iceaxe wrote: Not only legal.... they even have a base jumping school.....

Here is some interesting info on base jumping off Perrine Bridge (Twin Falls) that I found:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=basejump

:popcorn:

Idiots.....

:lol8:

There's a National Geographic HD show called, Eigor base jump, and the jumper-in-training jumped this bridge 11x before the infamous and "best" one called "Eigor" in Switzerland. He wears a HD camera and the shot from the bridge in Idaho is edge-of-your-seat entertainment from my 45" TV.

Also speaking of the bridge they say its the only manmade structure in the US where basejumping is legal, 365x/yr.

Sombeech · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:17 pm Post subject:

I'll go base jumping one of these days. I need a better helmetcam.

brettyb · Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 101 Location: Salt Lake City

Iceaxe wrote: While up to the Idaho Regatta all the locals keep telling us to go see the falls.... it has been a long time since this much water was pouring over Shoshone Falls and it was spectacular... I'd been to the falls before but never seen them thundering like they are right now.

WOW. When I've seen those falls, the water has been a fraction of that...or was it even dry one time?

Thanks for sharing.

Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 10788 Location: Local Bordello

FWIW: this is a more typical picture of the falls

James_B_Wads2000 · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:28 am Post subject:

God damnit! I was on I-84 yesterday and I tried to convince the wife to pull over and look at the falls. We were running late and she refused. I was kind of figuring that they would be flowing high with all the rain we had recently… :frustrated:

James

Alex · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 2983 Location: SLC, UT

I rafted and almost died in the Snake right above those falls, something to see for sure!