Our Epic Northwestern Journey – Part 4 – Next Stop, Idaho – Shoshone Falls

We were only in Utah for one day before heading up to Idaho. Idaho is another beautiful state with a lot to see and do.

The main reason for an Idaho stop was to visit with our friends Scott and Traci. You’ve “met” Scott and Traci a few times. Scott has been featured as a guest chef a few times, Cooking With Scott – Videos #26 and #27 and Traci had her her own short video too, Traci’s New Vintage. Scott and I go way, way back, and have known each other since junior high school. We still had about a five hour drive from Layton, Utah before arriving at Scott and Traci’s though. Of course we took a few stops along the way to take in the sights.

Scott and Traci recommended we stop at Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls. GREAT suggestion. Shoshone Falls was about 2 1/2 hours from Scott and Traci’s house in Caldwell. It was magnificent, albeit a little chilly!!!! Only one side of the falls was flowing, but it was still a sight to behold. Shoshone Falls is a natural beauty on the Snake River. At 212 feet, the falls are higher than Niagara Falls. Shoshone Falls are known as the Niagara Falls of the west.

I got lucky and was able to capture the rainbow too. I wasn’t sure if it would come out in the picture, but as you can see, it did.

We were freezing here. We brought mostly shorts. We were told it was warm and sunny. WRONG! 🙂 We had cool, chilly weather, and a lot of snow, from here through most of our Canadian portion of the trip as well. We weren’t prepared for so much cool weather or snow. But we’re tough, and we made it just fine. 🙂

When in the Southern Idaho region, this is a definite must-see. Shoshone falls is truly breathtaking.

You may have noticed I am NOT writing about a lot of food or restaurants this trip, which is really unusual for me, I know. Lee has severe food allergies, so we just kept to food basics for the most part. I will feature some restaurants and food, but not many for this trip. I’ll save those for another trip. 🙂

Have a great day and make everyday great. Life has so many beautiful things to offer. We just need to open our eyes and hearts to see them. The more we see, the more open we will be to seeing others. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.

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Author: ajeanneinthekitchen

I have worked in the restaurant and catering industry for over 35 years. I attended 2 culinary schools in Southern California, and have a degree in culinary arts from the Southern California School of Culinary Arts, as well as a few other degrees in other areas. I love to cook and I love to feed people.

23 thoughts on “Our Epic Northwestern Journey – Part 4 – Next Stop, Idaho – Shoshone Falls”

    1. My pleasure. We currently have a roommate, not for much longer though, who is always playing the role of victim, which in turn creates his own sad view of life. I keep telling him he needs to get out and explore the world. Just getting out and taking in life and all it has to offer would raise his spirits so much. But instead, he would rather be miserable and be the victim. I REFUSE to ever be a victim of ANYTHING! We are all responsible for our own happiness, as well as our own misery. The choice is up to us.

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      1. Thank you, Jeanne, I wholly agree with you! I would rather be a stubborn optimist than wallowing in misery and shortening my life! How horrid it must be to live with such a depressing person!

        I am looking forward to reading more about your adventures, Jeanne!

        Joanna x

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      2. Thank you for all your support and enthusiasm Joanna. You are always a breath of fresh air. 🙂

        Our roommate has lived with us, rent free, for almost 7 months. Long story, that I am not going to go into. We gave him his walking papers and he has to be out, with all his stuff, at the end of the month. It will be nice to have my house back. He needs to find someone else to fund him. Hopefully he will learn to start taking responsibility for his own actions and his own happiness. I wish him the best of luck, but it is high time he leaves our house.

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  6. I had a colleague from Idaho… She could only come up with ‘potatoes’ when asked what’s cool about Idaho. The falls look decent. Glad you were able to capture the rainbow. I love it when rain/drops of water mingle with the sun.

    (Oh, and you cut your hair!)

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