35mm Digital SLR Gallery: Idaho: Shoshone Falls
Shoshone Falls is a waterfall on the Snake River located approximately five miles east of Twin Falls, Idaho. Sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," Shoshone Falls is 212 feet high and 36 feet higher than Niagara Falls, and flows over a rim 900 feet wide. Shoshone Falls has existed for 2,000 to 4,000 years and is a barrier to the upstream movement of fish. The falls were the upper limit of sturgeon, and spawning runs of salmon and steelhead could not pass the falls. Yellowstone cutthroat trout lived above the falls in the same ecological niche as Rainbow Trout below it. Due to this marked difference, the World Wide Fund for Nature used Shoshone Falls as the boundary between the Upper Snake and the Columbia Unglaciated freshwater ecoregions.
Directions: From I-84 in Twin Falls, take exit 173 and go south on highway 93. Go approximately 4-5 miles and turn left on Falls Ave Eest (Note: there are signs for Shoshone Falls off of 93, but once you make the left turn on Falls Ave., there are no more signs posted for Shoshone Falls) Continue on Falls Ave for about 8-9 miles and turn left on 3300 E. Rd. Follow this road for 1 mile into the park. After entering the park, you will come to a fork in the road, stay to the left and follow to the parking area at the bottom. Take the right fork to continue on the the lake/swimming area. Best time to Photograph: Sunset.
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