Who Knew? Idaho Is Cool!
Finding absolutely no Idaho guidebooks at the libary last week didn't exactly bode well for the potential excitement of a trip to Idaho. We've traveled across northern Idaho and have been impressed with the extreme beauty up there, but we really haven't explored the south.
So, after a bit of online research we decided to base ourselves in Twin Falls for a few nights in order to check out the place a little and keep ourselves from just zipping through the state.
We rented a cute little cabin:
And spent the day out exploring. Of course, we started with a quick stop at the Tourist Info place to be sure we didn't miss anything.
The tourist office is right next to the amazing Perrine Bridge which is some really amazing number of feet tall, and from which people actually jump with parachutes on their back! (If you look closely in this picture you can see two parachutes on the way down.)
We watched them for awhile.
And then did what all tourists do - took pictures of ourselves in front of said interesting site!
It really was spectacular.
Next we visited Shoshone Falls which beats Niagra Falls on some sort of record (can you see that I'm not the one quizzing tour guides for more details?)
They were impressive!
Soren and Peter learned a lot about the facts and history of the falls while I took pictures of them learning about those facts and history.
The last stop of the day was a local lake for a bit of swimming and digging.
Soren made friends and was thrilled to be able to play with a Bluegill. I can't promise that the Bluegill was quite as thrilled, but he did get to go back into the water regularly.
So, after a bit of online research we decided to base ourselves in Twin Falls for a few nights in order to check out the place a little and keep ourselves from just zipping through the state.
We rented a cute little cabin:
And spent the day out exploring. Of course, we started with a quick stop at the Tourist Info place to be sure we didn't miss anything.
The tourist office is right next to the amazing Perrine Bridge which is some really amazing number of feet tall, and from which people actually jump with parachutes on their back! (If you look closely in this picture you can see two parachutes on the way down.)
We watched them for awhile.
And then did what all tourists do - took pictures of ourselves in front of said interesting site!
It really was spectacular.
Next we visited Shoshone Falls which beats Niagra Falls on some sort of record (can you see that I'm not the one quizzing tour guides for more details?)
They were impressive!
Soren and Peter learned a lot about the facts and history of the falls while I took pictures of them learning about those facts and history.
The last stop of the day was a local lake for a bit of swimming and digging.
Soren made friends and was thrilled to be able to play with a Bluegill. I can't promise that the Bluegill was quite as thrilled, but he did get to go back into the water regularly.
Amy, I grew up 22 miles from twin. You will probably drive right by the house I lived at from the time I was born until third grade. It is right off the interstate just out of Burley/Heyburn. The area was called Hazelton. Super fun seeing pictures that bring me back to my past:-)
ReplyDeleteI drove past TF twice in the last week...had no idea what I was missing! I just remember going there as a child and hearing my dad talk about Evil Knievel. They also had an excellent McDonald's and Motel 6. :)
ReplyDeleteI'll just mention *once again* that I want to go on vacation with your family!
ReplyDeleteWho knew Twin Falls could look so fun! I'll have to stop there sometime while I'm whizzing past at 80mph.
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