Twin Falls, Idaho and John, the B.A.S.E. jumper!

What do you think of when you think of the state of Idaho? Potato farms? WRONG...well, okay, there is a lot of farm land in Idaho; however, there is so much more.

Doug, looks like you may want to take a trip to Twin Falls after your trip to Portland. This place is incredible. I can see why Evil Knievel wanted to make his big jump over Snake River. It is beautiful, regal, and demanding of attention...and truly unexpected.

At our first stop (information center at Snake River) we met a young man, John from Pennsylvania (a Network Manager for a dental company). He was walking across the parking lot with his parachute on his back and I intelligently asked, "Excuse me...are you going to B.A.S.E. jump off the bridge?" He replied that he was going to jump. I asked him how quickly and he said as soon as he filled his sports drink bottle (for the walk back up from the river after the fall). Of course, I started to ask him several questions and found out this is his 37th jump in the United States. He has not jumped out of country. He is no longer nervous, keeps a journal of his jumps, and yes, he has jumped where it is not sanctioned; however, it is legal to jump from the Perrine Bridge over the Snake River. I gave John this blog address so he could pull the photos. We became his groupies and followed him out to the bridge. You can see the photos on this blog - he landed safely. We were both impressed - and because he was so kind and patient with me, he lands the title of Extra Miler.

Everyone we met in Twin Falls has been friendly - while we were walking the rim, two women said, "Hi, welcome to Twin Falls - enjoy our city!"

This place is a must-see. Will these wonders continue? We just arrived at the Craters of the Moon National Park in Idaho...it is dark so we didn't see much on the way. More tomorrow. Just got a call from my younger brother, Tommy and he heard that mother's surgery went well and she may get to go home tomorrow. Great news. Nite~ C and K