Water Under the Bridge
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Recently we enjoyed an overnight trip to Twin Falls, Idaho, home to three waterfalls:

  • Shoshone Falls — known as “Niagara Falls of the West”
  • Pillar Falls — 1.5 miles upstream from Perrine Bridge pictured below
  • Twin Falls — the city’s namesake


Twin Falls became the center of national attention in September 1974 when daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon in a specially modified rocket cycle—a perfect segue for “water under the bridge;” an idiom cliche used to refer to something that’s over, done, and not given much thought.

A similar phrase “much water has passed under the bridge since…” works equally well. Forty-two years have passed since Evel’s failed attempt, and trillions of gallons of water have flowed under the Perrine Bridge.

How much water has passed under your bridge?

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  • Roni - Yes indeed. Letting it flow. Better yet, letting it go!

  • Roni Beth Tower

    Isn't one of the tricks to life just letting it flow through?  Lovely photo, idea.

  • Julie - As a Boise resident, we're practically neighbors. Nice to meet you!

  • Julie W Weston

    Lovely photo of the Perrine bridge Laurie.  I live not so far away and go across the bridge about once a month and see the falls a little less often.  Lots of water under that bridge:  my grandmother was born in Idaho and so was my mother.  I am in the 5th generation to live in Idaho, and there are now two more.  Thanks for bringing up this question to ponder on!