On our way to West Yellowstone we stopped in Twin Falls for a few days to visit friends. They were gracious enough to let us stay in their back yard. They also took us to see some of the beautiful sites in the area.
Our friends George and Gail plant a tree in their yard on Arbor Day, April 30.
A beautiful spring day.
George and Gail visit with a couple of their neighbors.
The next 4 pictures we took at Shoshone Falls. It is known as the Niagara Falls of the west and is 212 feet high, 45 feet higher than Niagara Falls with a rim 1000 feet wide. We were lucky to see the falls before a large amount of the water is diverted for irrigation.
This is the Perrine Bridge over the Snake River Canyon. It is 1500 feet long and 486 feet above the river. It has 4 lanes for traffic with pedestrian walkways. We saw BASE jumpers preparing to parachute from the bridge to the canyon below, but didn't wait to see them jump. We read that it is the only bridge in the US where BASE jumping is allowed year round without a permit.
The Snake River as seen from the end of the bridge.
Three waterfalls can be seen in this picture as well as a golf course.
