Bull Moose by Stephen Oachs
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TAKE A CLOSER LOOK! Another day in pursuit of Moose in Grand Teton National Park. This big fella was pretty animated...he got to the other side of the river...shook off the water like a dog would and then ran off into the woods in an odd, frolicking manner. (as if the cold morning water felt good) Crazy moose, it was 27 degrees!
Please enjoy this photo I took of the Snake River near Shoshone Falls in Idaho. The falls themselves were kind of depressing given that they were enclosed by a dam and surrounded by houses and other development, so this was about the best view available from that location.
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On September 8, 1974, American daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump over the Snake River approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the Shoshone Falls on a rocket-powered motorcycle, the Skycycle X-2, after unsuccessfully petitioning the U.S. Government to let him attempt a jump over the Grand Canyon. Knievel and his team purchased land on both sides of the Snake River and built a large earthen ramp and launch structure. A crowd of 30,000 gathered to watch Knievel’s jump, which failed because his parachute opened too early, causing him to float down towards the river. Knievel likely would have drowned were it not for canyon winds that blew him to the river bank; he ultimately survived with a broken nose.
Bull Moose by Stephen Oachs
Via Flickr:
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK! Another day in pursuit of Moose in Grand Teton National Park. This big fella was pretty animated...he got to the other side of the river...shook off the water like a dog would and then ran off into the woods in an odd, frolicking manner. (as if the cold morning water felt good) Crazy moose, it was 27 degrees!