Basque Sheep Herders Idaho's Basque population is the largest in America. With over 15,000 statewide, this group arrived in the area seeking gold in the mid-1800's. They were quickly recognized for their shepherding skills and hired by local sheep ranchers, where they infused their culture of food, music and dancing celebrated to this day with the "Trailing of the Sheep Festival" occurring annually in Ketchum, Idaho, just a short distance north of the Historic Shoshone, Idaho. Every year in October, 3,000 sheep and their herders march down Main Street in Ketchum commemorating their historic contribution to Idaho.
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I.B. Perrine Memorial Bridge Named after the "founding father" of Twin Falls, Idaho (Ira Burton Perrine), the I. B. Perrine Memorial Bridge links the cities Twin Falls and Jerome spanning 1,500 feet across the Snake River Canyon. At an elevation of 486 feet above the Snake River, walkways on top and just below the bridge on both the east and west sides give tourists spectacular views of the river, the canyon, hiking trails and golf courses. Built in 1976, this truss arch bridge replaced the original bridge of 1927 and is the only bridge in the United States where B.A.S.E. jumping is legal 365 days a year.
Devil's Orchard - Craters of the Moon Wandering leisurely through what many consider to be the most interesting "alien landscape" of all the trails in the monument, be on the lookout for wildlife making their home here. With 223 known varieties of birds spotted in Craters of the Moon, the twisted Limber Pines in Devil's Orchard attract a vast array of these feathered friends from the Mountain Bluebird to the Brewer's Sparrow, Sage Grouse and predators such as Rough-legged Hawks. This .05 trail is fully paved and accommodates everyone from children to adults, strollers and wheelchairs.
Ritter Island Purchased by Salt Lake City business woman, Minnie Miller, in 1918, Ritter Island was known in the early days as a demonstration dairy farm. Millie's vision was to raise world-class Guernsey cattle, which she succeeded in doing. Recognized as the finest Guernsey's in the world, her cattle were featured numerous times in agricultural and popular magazines of the day. Now, Ritter Island is a state park within the Thousand Springs State Park Complex allowing visitors onto her famous island to wander through the grounds past Millie's lava stone house, her vineyard and through her dairy barns of the 1920's complete with all her fixtures and tools. This well-preserved piece of Idaho history sits along the Snake River and is surrounded by natural springs and waterfalls bursting from the basalt lava canyon.
Dierkes Hidden Lakes Hidden in the basalt lava canyon on the south side of Dierkes Lake, lie some of its dozen "hidden lakes". Though these lakes are not visible from the gravel road leading around the lake itself, one can wander through the trails and discover another of Idaho's "hidden gems" known mostly by the locals. Created over 15,000 years ago during the Bonneville Flood, gigantic whirlpools whipped enormous pieces of lava around these deep pools that are said to be bottomless. They aren't really bottomless, yet they do have estimated depths of 80-90 feet and are popular with locals for cliff jumping. These lakes attract a wide variety of birds throughout the year including turkey vultures, crows, ducks, geese and many other of Idaho's over 150 species of smaller birds.
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