Exploring Shoshone Falls

I drove to Twin Falls, Idaho for a scanning project with my job. As I was approching Twin Falls I thought to myself, "Why would anyone want to live out here?"  It is desert with not so much as a bump of a hill in the landscape.  No sooner had I thought that, that I came upon a bridge, crossing a vast canyon and Snake River that I couldn't even see the bottom.

I wanted to explore the area since I had never been there and who knew when I would have opportunity to be there again.  After work, I found the road that goes down into the canyon to Centennial Park. It was a different world down there.  Some women told me of the Shoshone Falls that was only a 10 min. drive from there.

There was a $3 admission fee.  I told the boy at the booth I had no cash,

"How much do you have?"

"A dollar"

"I will give you a pre-season special for a dollar"

There were a lot of people there taking pictures.

I offered a couple of groups to take their pictures for them,

they thought I was so nice.

They wanted to take my picture for me.

There are several lakes up from the falls and a hiking trail.

I started hiking up the trail, trying to decide if I should hike it or not.

I didn't know how long it was, I had no water, wasn't dressed for hiking and was alone.

As I started the trail a young boy of 16 came up and I asked him about the trail.

He said it was about 20 mi, I don't think it was that long though.

We walked to the next lake where his friends were swimming.

He had moved out here from Florida to live with his dad.

I left the boy and went on up the trail.

You can barily see the trail and some wood steps.

I got up to the top but started getting confused where the trail went and started feeling a little uncomfortable being out there alone. I also was drenching hot and thirsty.

I jumped over a creves in the rock to the edge and that frecked me out a little, so I headed back.

I called Troy often to let him know where I was.

It would have been fun to be there with someone.