POST #21-45

 Northward To Twin Falls, Idaho...

 ...We hit snow and see the Evel Knievel Skycycle Ramp!

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On April 5, we left the Ely, Nevada KOA and continued north to Twin Falls, Idaho, a distance of about 250 miles.  We try to keep the daily drives to about 250 miles...we are in no hurry to get anywhere!

The weather was cool and cloudy with dry roads and not much wind...At first!  Here is a low-resolution, sped up video of part of the trip...

A full resolution copy of video can be seen HERE.

We stayed 2 nights here at the Twin Falls 93 RV Park, just outside of Twin Falls.  The next day we rested in the morning then went out to find a little piece of Twin Falls history.  On September 8, 1974, in a highly publicized event, motorcycle daredevil Evel Kneivel tried and failed to leap the mile-wide Snake River Canyon on his specially engineered rocket motorcycle.  His drogue parachute opened prematurely and he and his "Skycycle" rode the parachute down into the canyon, landing on the riverbank directly below his Launch Ramp.  If he had landed in the Snake River instead of the riverbank he would have most likely drowned. 

For an old news video about Evel Kneivels attempt, click HERE .

We went out to find that launch ramp!  We went to the parking lot on the north end of the awesome Perrine Bridge over the Snake River Canyon.  It's about 1500 feet long and 486 feet above the river.

The Perrine Bridge may be the only man-made structure in the country where Base Jumping... 

and Bungee Jumping...

...is allowed year-round without a permit!  We didn't see anyone doing either but we did see the Evel Kneivel Ramp in the distance...

We drove out to see if we could get a closer look and made it this far...

This photo was taken in the same spot in 1974...

The actual site is closed to the public because the Twin Falls Police Department uses it as the backstop for their shooting range!

We were close to the Shoshone Falls so we drove over there.  The falls were formed by the outburst flooding of ancient Lake Bonneville during the last Ice Age.  (The Great Salt Lake in what's left of Lake Bonneville).

This is what we found...Low flow in the river...

This is what it looks like during regular river flows...

Would be interesting to see it at a higher flow!

In the morning we will continue our journey home to Montana.  Next stop - West Yellowstone, MT!

Until Next Time!