Balanced Rock County Park Come on in and stay awhile at Balance Rock County Park located alongside Little Salmon Creek in one of the most interesting and beautiful slot canyons located just half an hour from Twin Falls, ID. Fish, picnic, hike along trails or climb into the rock formations throughout the little park. As one of Idaho's hidden treasures, you may be tempted to keep this quiet, charming park all to yourself. Camping is free here for up to a week and the softly flowing Little Salmon Creek is perfect for cooling off in the summertime. Bring a book and make this a relaxing day trip.
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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.
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.
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