Our Spring Break this year was pretty dull as breaks go, (no broken bones, for example) but we did take a day trip to see Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls, ID. We have been to the falls before and when they claim they are “the Niagara Falls of the West” I tend to roll my eyes, having spent some time at the real deal. But, as I told my kids, remember all that snow that sat in our yard and on our roads for what felt like months on end this winter? Well, multiply that by a big number up in the mountains, and then melt it all, and that’s how you get the Shoshone Falls we saw last week. WOW!!! This actually did come close to at least one section of Niagara Falls. It was truly amazing. They told us it hasn’t been this full in decades. Rock says he’s good now for a lifetime. No need to go back, cause it will never be this good again. My New York relatives will roll over in their graves at that jaded opinion, but to each his own I guess.
The Niagara Falls of the West and the Scenic Byway That Wasn’t
So here’s the proof.
If you look closely you can see Rock and Liberty waiving.
On our way to the falls we took a much lauded scenic byway and I learned something about either myself or Idaho or both. Washington’s scenic byways must have spoiled me and set the bar very high indeed, cause this “scenic byway” was pretty sad. There were a few small waterfalls and farmland, farms, more farmland and more farms. We kept checking the road signs to make sure we hadn’t taken a wrong turn, wondering what all the fuss was about. Boy was I underwhelmed. Now, to give Idaho some credit, a state that has the Sawtooths, the Tetons and Red Fish Lake, there must be some good scenic byways around. We’ll have to keep looking I guess.



I'm not sure I'll get to see the falls when they are that full but I want to.
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Whoa! This is big, this is really big. Jane, you should leave early Saturday morning so you can see this. Hey, I used to walk to Niagara Falls from Church. If I can go see this I won't have to go to Victoria Falls! Hey Farms are scenic too. You never used to complain about Pleasants Valley Road, at least if you did, we couldn't hear it in the front seat. Please do not write to me at any gmail address.
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I mean Al, you should leave early saturday morning and we could meet before my meeting. You gotta see this.
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