The Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls is 486 feet above the Snake River. BASE jumpers bail off its east railing frequently enough that if you park on either end of the arched span and walk out on the east sidewalk you may witness this at intimate range. The west sidewalk looks down on two golf courses in the depths of this chasm that separates the city of Twin Falls from the desert plain.
From Canyon Springs Golf Course, in the bottom of the canyon, along the river, I looked up, out from the depths, at the elegant arch of the bridge and 2 giant waterfalls that leap, like BASE jumpers, over the cliffs into the depths. This is the dramatic venue of the Dani Bates Invitational Cross Country race. 28 high schools sent teams to this jagged gash in the Earth, last Thursday to mix it up on a very challenging course.
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