10/13 Surprising Twin Falls, ID

Twin Falls, ID, is a surprising place.  You have been driving for hours on a mostly flat, grassy plain on Interstate 84.  You decide to get off the freeway and head into this very pleasant town to get groceries or whatever, and you drive over a bridge.  You look down and it's like, "Wow! Who put the Grand Canyon here?"

These first six photos were taken from the main highway bridge into the city of Twin Falls in 2017.  I had little time to explore that day, but promised myself I would come back to see the actual falls.  

The river is the famous Snake River, the one where people take white water rafting trips and goes for hundreds of miles in Idaho, Wyoming, and other states.  If you ever go past Twin Falls, make sure you stop and enjoy the incredible view. There is good parking along both ends for cars and even RVs. 

This view is looking east, I believe.

See the tiny raft?  It is a long way down there! 

And the bridge from one of the viewing platforms. 

This is the view looking west.  Believe it or not, there is a golf course down there.

Now, the rest of these photos are of Shoshone Falls, which are to the east, just beyond the bend in the first photos.  Warning: Do NOT drive down here in anything larger than a 22' motorhome, and definitely unhook and leave your trailer at the top.  The road is very narrow and scary, and though I drove down, I will not do it again. Cars had to stop to let me go past and there are rocky overhangs and big dropoffs.  In spite of what Rvparkreviews.com says, there is also no campground down there!!

There are four RV parking spots, but I had to walk quite a way to the viewing platforms.

I think there are a lot more than two "twin" falls down here.  I was told that there is a lot more water flowing in early spring, so it may look different down there. 

Notice the tiny powerplant across the river on the left side of the photo?

This view is looking west, back toward town, just beyond the far bend in the river. 

Now, I tried to take a video of the falls a total of six times.  The first three times, someone said something loudly or coughed.  The last three times, the young couple next to me were making out and giggling, but I finally got the following.  It was a beautiful day, by the way, sunny and relatively warm.  Click on the link below to view my final version.

Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls, ID