Just outside the town of Twin Falls is Shoshone Falls,
212 feet high and 1000 feet wide. It is a huge waterfall though waterflow was
restricted when I was there since there is a
hydroelectric plant on the top and they were doing some work, meaning they diverted water from the main section. However it is still impressive,
especially when considering that the largest portion had no water going over
it. I spent a few hours here seeing what different angles I could find to take
photos of the falls. I also went back to the Perrine Bridge to take some photos
of the Snake River Gorge in daylight before heading west.
The next stop was at Malad Gorge which is a short 2.5 mile
canyon that is as deep as 250 feet on the way to the Snake River. There is a
pedestrian bridge over the gorge right where the waterfall spills into it and
the trail goes along the side for a short way. A very pretty and unexpected
state park stop.
Right at the end of the day I drove down Emigrant Hill
aka Cabbage Hill aka Deadman's Pass in western Oregon. It is a crazy stretch of
road where you lose 2000 feet of elevation in six miles through 6% grade
hairpin curves. They have multiple runaway truck ramps on the way down and
speed limits for tractor trailers based on their weight. This would have been
fun had I not been towing a trailer.
The main thing I noticed after leaving Twin Falls was
that I was sadly mistaken when I thought I was out of the wind. Today was a
STRONG headwind all day long, to the point it was swaying the trailer, which
had not happened previously. It was a very physically demanding and exhausting
day because of the extra effort required. But once I got off that last hill it
was noticeably better.
Start: Twin Falls, Idaho
Stop: Pendleton, Oregon
~375 Miles Driven
~5.8 Miles Walked
9 Letterboxes Found
9 Letterboxes Found
2 Letterboxes Not Found
1 Letterboxes Planted
Pictures will be posted on Facebook in this album (and the link will be included in all future posts for this trip):
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