"MESA FALLS REC AREA - IDAHO"

Continuing our adventure in the Mesa Falls Recreation Area, we were in for quite a treat ... The Upper Mesa Falls!  Come FLY with us and enjoy this few hours of traveling as we enjoy a sunny day in Idaho.  Our North Dakota friend, Janice, tells me she feels like she is riding in the back seat of our pickup, Roadrunner!  Love you, Janice!

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Another Beautiful Scene ... This Time at Henrys Fork of the Snake River

Hope this Fisherman was Lucky  ... In Any Event He was in a Fabulous Area

Double Click on the Above to See Where We Were on Sunday

This Little Critter was Spotted by Rod as We Drove Along

Found out Later This is a Marmot

It was Really Very Cute and Friendly

In the Background is the Grand Teton Mountain Range

This Sign Lead us to a Boardwalk

And To the Brink of the Falls

This was My First Glimpse of the Upper Falls

I KNEW we Were in for Quite a Treat

We Were NOT Disappointed

1.3 Million Years Ago A Huge Volcanic Eruption

Created an Ash Layer Hundreds of Feet Deep

The Ash Layer was Compressed into Rock Known as Mesa Falls Tuff

The Cascading Waters Flow into the Snake River

Basalt Rock Shown on the West Side of the River

Love the Color Combinations

Mother Nature Sure Knows What She is Doing

The Rainbow Became More Beautiful 

the Longer we Watched in Awe

See What I Mean

The Cascading Continues Over the Ledge

The Mesa Falls Tuff Forms the Ledge 

That the Falls Cascade Over

Double Click to Read About Henrys Fork

The Upper Mesa Falls - 114 Feet High and 200 Feet Wide

Mesa Power Company built Big Falls Inn Between 1912 and 1914

A Dam and Power Generation Plant were Planned But Never Built

Area Became Tourist Attraction

Big Falls Inn Became Stage Stop and Hotel 

for Travelers Going to Yellowstone National Park

Forest Service Acquired Property in 1986

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