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Thread: Shoshone Falls
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06-30-2009, 09:35 AM #1
Shoshone Falls
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
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06-30-2009 09:35 AM # ADS
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06-30-2009, 09:48 AM #2
I almost got time to go see this a week ago while I was up there. Wish I did.
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06-30-2009, 09:53 AM #3
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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06-30-2009, 09:57 AM #4
awesome falls
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06-30-2009, 09:58 AM #5Originally Posted by Iceaxe
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06-30-2009, 10:40 AM #6
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/etick...?page=basejump
Idiots.....
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06-30-2009, 02:33 PM #7
Very cool!
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06-30-2009, 11:03 PM #8Originally Posted by Iceaxe
Also speaking of the bridge they say its the only manmade structure in the US where basejumping is legal, 365x/yr.
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06-30-2009, 11:17 PM #9
I'll go base jumping one of these days. I need a better helmetcam.
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07-12-2009, 08:23 PM #10
Re: Shoshone Falls
Originally Posted by Iceaxe
Thanks for sharing.
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07-13-2009, 10:51 AM #11
FWIW: this is a more typical picture of the falls
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07-14-2009, 10:28 AM #12
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
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07-14-2009, 01:10 PM #13
I rafted and almost died in the Snake right above those falls, something to see for sure!
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