#idaho, #stateparks, #roadtrip, #vlogs Come Join us in exploring 8 must-see places in or around Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls, Idaho is a booming town surrounded by immense natural beauty. In this video, we’ll show you the top 8 places you must visit in and near Twin Falls. Be sure to watch until the end, where we visit one of the coolest and wildest caves in the country. Idaho is full of raw beauty and rousing adventures.
CHAPTERS: 00:00 --Intro 00:35 --Shoshone falls 02:06 --Perrine Bridge 03:28 --Perrine Coulee Falls 04:36 --Anchor Bistro & Sport Bar (Food) 05:18 --Bruneau Dunes State Park 07:28 --Thousand Springs State Park, Malad Gorge Unit 09:20 --Twin Falls Park 10:30 --Idaho’s Mammoth Cave and Shoshone Bird Museum 12:46 --Craters of the Moon National Monument 14:20 -- Goodbye Idaho 14:37 Next Adventure-Grand Tetons National Park
Shoshone falls is often called the Niagara of the west because it is one of the biggest waterfalls in the whole country. Surprisingly, at 200 feet tall, Shoshone falls is actually a little taller than Niagara Falls, which is about 188 feet at its highest point but of course much wider.
The Perrine bridge is an impressive truss arch bridge which towers almost 500 feet above the Snake River Canyon, making it the eighth-tallest bridge in the USA. There are so many vantage points where you can observe the bridge from different angles.
Another must see sight in Twin Falls is a spectacular tall waterfall called the Perrine Coulee Falls.
Just an hour and a half from twin falls, you can find a totally unexpected landscape at the Bruneau Dunes State Park. In the visitor center, you can enjoy their collection of Idaho fossils and animals, buy some cool souvenirs, and even rent a sand board.
On the way back to Twin Falls, we go by the Malad Gorge unit of Thousand Springs state park, which is midway between the Bruneau dunes and Twin falls. Malad gorge is a pristine section of the Snake River with dramatic canyon views. Twin Falls and its surrounding views of the rocky hills and rushing Snake River are breathtakingly beautiful. The Snake River is the lifeblood of Idaho’s economy, providing electricity and irrigation to farmlands. It’s one of the most important rivers in the pacific northwest.
Just 45 minutes north of Twin Falls, you can have a completely unforgettable experience at the impressive Mammoth Cave.
If you’re headed farther east, the Craters of the moon National Monument is a very interesting place to explore. Do note that if you already went to the Mammoth cave, you won’t be allowed to go in the caves at Craters of the Moon.
I learned that the key to the sand sled is to put lots of wax on the bottom,
so the second attempt was quite successful.
At the top of the dunes, the shifting sandy landscape and biting wind makes you feel like
you're in an African desert. The views from the top are well worth a strenuous hike and
will literally take your breath away. So this is a super fun state park to take your kids to
to do some sand sledding. Just get here early to beat the heat and make sure you put a lot of wax
on that sand sled so they can get some good speed going down the hill. There's also a lot of hiking
trails here, but we feel like we got a good enough hike just going up to the top of the dune once.
On the way back to Twin Falls, we go by the Malab Gorge unit of Thousand Springs State Park,
which is midway between the Bruno Dunes and Twin Falls.
This is the Devil's Washbowl at Malab Gorge and it's an amazing sight to see.
Malab Gorge is a pristine section of the Snake River with dramatic canyon views.
Again, this part of Idaho reminds me a little bit of the famous Basalt Canyons of Iceland.
This area is so remote and the park doesn't seem to ever get crowded. The wild rocky cliffs,
rushing waterfalls, and bright green river make you really feel the grandeur and power of nature.
This is the Thousand Springs State Park Malab Gorge unit. The Thousand Springs State Park has
several different areas and from our research this seemed to be the most awesome one. We are so glad
we came here because this is really cool. It's just kind of a drive and there are different
like overlooks you can stop at so you don't really have to hike, but the view here is one of those
rare views that actually looks way cooler in person than in photos. And it's so beautiful
because down in the river it's so bright green like it looks like really clean pure water to
have that vegetation growing down there. So this is a must visit. This is really pretty.
Our next stop is the waterfall that gave Twin Falls its name.
This is Twin Falls Park, not to be confused with Shoshone Falls Park. In order to get here,
put Twin Falls power plant in your GPS and it's going to be just a couple miles down the road
from Shoshone Falls Park. This is actually the waterfall that Twin Falls was named after
because it used to be two waterfalls right next to each other, but they dammed one of them up to
make the power plant. The waterfall that's still here is really stunning and quite large and the
whole landscape is just beautiful. So this park is definitely worth a visit. Twin Falls and its
surrounding views of the Rocky Hills and Rushing Snake River are breathtakingly beautiful.
The Snake River is the lifeblood of Idaho's economy, providing electricity and irrigation
to farmlands. It's one of the most important rivers in the Pacific Northwest. Just 45 minutes
north of Twin Falls, you can have a completely unforgettable experience at the impressive
Mammoth Cave. This is the Mammoth Cave in Idaho. This is a huge lava tube formed by an ancient
volcano and this cave was actually discovered in 1954 by a man named Richard Olson who was a really
interesting character. He discovered this cave in high school while exploring the area and hunting
for bobcats and he loved it so much that he wanted to be able to share it with the public
and the first thing he did was homestead it by growing mushrooms in the cave and eventually he
went on to build a house here with his family and in the 1960s the government asked him to use this
cave as like a fallout shelter where they stored supplies and food for 8,000 people.
So and now it's a public attraction and it's a really fun place to visit. The whole area is super
fun. There are peacocks and emus and it's really eccentric and wacky and I just am having so much
fun at this place. Visiting this cave is a wild experience. It feels like you're journeying to the
center of the earth or something. Like if you're not a spelunker this is probably the closest you
can get to being in a huge natural cave. It's so so cool and some of the parts of the ceiling are
shiny with minerals and it's just a really impressive long cave that's really tall at some
points. It really really sparks your imagination. The Shoshone Bird Museum is well worth a visit too
because its slightly disorganized eccentric collection of fossils and taxidermy is
fascinating and highly entertaining. There's even a case of multi-headed animals.
This was a fascinating experience. I highly recommend coming here. If you're headed farther
east the Craters of the Moon National Monument is a very interesting place to explore.
This is called Craters of the Moon but it's not barren at all. It's full of wildlife, beautiful
trees, and beautiful wildflowers. Unfortunately we won't be able to go in any of the caves
because the park ranger told us that if you've been in another cave within the last couple days
you can't go in because there's this fungus that's spreading from cave to cave that's killing bats
and since we were just in the mammoth cave we're not gonna be able to do the caves today
but we're gonna check out some beautiful hiking trails and walk up a cinder cone.
This is the Devil's Orchard. It's a short hike where you can get up close and personal with all
the beautiful wildflowers in this park. This is such a cool lava rock. I think it looks like a
triceratops. The blanket of white flowers on this black cinder cone is so stunning.
The black lava rock terrain is surprisingly full of life. The bright wildflowers contrast
cheerily with the wild shapes of this otherworldly landscape. Twin Falls, Idaho is a fabulous town
to visit. It has a booming economy and friendly people and it's surrounded by unbelievably diverse
natural attractions. Our next stop on our epic western US road trip is Grand Teton National Park,
a wonderland of natural beauty full of epic wildlife like bears and moose.
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