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Balanced Rock Park - Just below the formation lies Balanced Rock Park, a green oasis by Salmon Falls Creek. This county-maintained space features grassy spots for picnics, a few shade trees, and the soothing sound of water meandering through the canyon floor.
Salmon Falls Creek Canyon in southern Idaho and northern Nevada is a deep, dramatic canyon carved primarily through 8–10 million-year-old rhyolite and younger basalt layers, shaped by volcanic activity, tectonic faulting, and massive, ancient floods. The area features prominent volcanic geology, including steep-walled canyons, basalt flows, and significant landslide activity, such as in the "Sinking Canyon" area.
LL - Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) nests built on a rock face are made from hundreds of mud pellets mixed with the birds' saliva.
They are typically built on vertical walls or cliffs, often under an overhang for protection.
Cliff swallows often nest in large, dense colonies, as seen in the image.
These birds are migratory, breeding across much of North America and wintering in South and Central America.
LR - Salmon Falls Creek is a tributary of the Snake River, flowing from northern Nevada into Idaho in the United States. Formed in high mountains at the northern edge of the Great Basin, Salmon Falls Creek flows northwards 121 miles (195 km), draining an arid and mountainous basin of 2,103 square miles (5,450 km2). The Salmon Falls Creek valley served as a trade route between the Native American groups of the Snake River Plain and Great Basin. Today, most of its water is used for irrigation.
Salmon Falls Creek Canyon in southern Idaho and northern Nevada is a deep, dramatic canyon carved primarily through 8–10 million-year-old rhyolite and younger basalt layers, shaped by volcanic activity, tectonic faulting, and massive, ancient floods. The area features prominent volcanic geology, including steep-walled canyons, basalt flows, and significant landslide activity, such as in the "Sinking Canyon" area.
LL - Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) nests built on a rock face are made from hundreds of mud pellets mixed with the birds' saliva.
They are typically built on vertical walls or cliffs, often under an overhang for protection.
Cliff swallows often nest in large, dense colonies, as seen in the image.
These birds are migratory, breeding across much of North America and wintering in South and Central America.
LR - Salmon Falls Creek is a tributary of the Snake River, flowing from northern Nevada into Idaho in the United States. Formed in high mountains at the northern edge of the Great Basin, Salmon Falls Creek flows northwards 121 miles (195 km), draining an arid and mountainous basin of 2,103 square miles (5,450 km2). The Salmon Falls Creek valley served as a trade route between the Native American groups of the Snake River Plain and Great Basin. Today, most of its water is used for irrigation.