Twin Falls, ID

Thursday June 30th, Mountain Home ID to Twin Falls ID, 97 miles, 3200 feet of climbing

Today was a tough day, probably, for me at least,  the hardest of the tour so far.  We left earlier than normal to try and beat the heat.  My group left at 6:30am, while an earlier group left at 5:45am.  The ride started well enough with a decent tailwind.  However after the second SAG at about 60 miles out conditions quickly got worse.  The temperature rose into the low to mid 90s and we also had to now negotiate a pretty stiff 15mph headwind,  There also were a few moderate climbs.  Road conditions were prinarily a chip seal road surface which makes for a rougher ride.  All these conditions conspired to make the last 35 miles very slow and exhausting .  Fellow rider Jim and I made it to a Subway at the 87 mile mark and were able to regroup for the last several miles.  We finally made it to the Best Western in Twin Falls.

Coming into Twin Falls is quite spectacular as you cross the Snake River Canyon over the Perrine Bridge which is almost 500 feet over the river.  This is near the site where Evel Knieval tried and failed to jump the Snake River Canyon on a rocket powered motorcycle in 1974.  The town has a population of 44,000.  We had dinner at the local Golden Corral, surprisingly good in my humble opinion.

On the way to Twin Falls

Perrine Bridge over the Snake River Canyon from the Twin Falls side.

Snake River Canyon from the Perrine Bridge