After we left Utah, I had been looking at the best way to get to Alaska..unless you re flying or taking the ferry..Which I really wanted to do, but they were booked...you have to go thru Canada and British Columbia, so I started us on a path to Washington. I was going to take us in that way. Next stop was Idaho.. Twin Falls. Twin Falls is a city in southern Idaho, it is known as a gateway to Snake River Canyon, and what a canyon! I thought it looked a lot like the Grand Canyon! It was breathtaking...At the canyon’s eastern end, there is Shoshone Falls...these Falls cascades over beautiful broad rocks and at 212 ft it is higher than Niagara Falls, it is known as the “Niagara Falls of the West..and it truly is!
To get into Twin Fall you have to cross over the towering Perrine Bridge, which offers excellent panoramic views of the canyon and we were told that most afternoon it is a popular launching point for BASE jumpers. BASE stands for Building, Antenna, Span, and Earth. BASE jumpers leap from any and all of these four fixed objects with parachutes designed specifically for rapid deployment, and it is known around the world as the most extreme of extreme sports! I bet!! It was a long way down off that bridge
While we were at Shoshone Falls we were told about a Bird of Prey Center that was located on the top of the mountain...so of course we had to check it out! The World Center for Birds of Prey is a world renown rehab and conservative site for birds of prey. This facility is part of a larger organization dedicated to helping prevent the extinction of many types of birds of prey. You can see the birds of prey eye-to-eye and explore the mysteries of their flight, survival, and relationship with humans. They have tours, live bird demonstrations and you can view various birds of prey (my favorite was the Harpy Eagle) they also have a large separate archive building and this displays lots of things related to falconry - hoods...they have some amazing ones....bells, perches, paintings, books, etc. This building also houses a wing dedicated to the Arab Falconry Heritage Exhibit, this wing is courtesy of a very generous donation from Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, son of Sheikh Zayed, the Founding President of the United Arab Emirates and a falconer, he has made significant contributions to the conservation of birds of prey...so...on the way out we met a couple...they were traveling with her parents..they saw the tags on Bender (our Jeep) were from Florida and they wanted to ask us some questions about Fl, but the best part of this was that their daughter lives in Fairbanks Alaska....they have traveled there many times! They told us so much...my head was spinning...but they said not to go into Canada via Washington...but to go in thru Idaho or Montana. I was already set up to go into Washington so I detoured is a bit and we headed to Spokane Washington, from there we decided to go to Montana and cross the border there!
We stayed in Twin Falls for a few days and then on to Spokane Washington...
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