If you think a century-old power plant is a weird place to go for a daytrip, chances are you’ve never been to Swan Falls. Swan Falls Dam thought to be named after a prospector named P.M. Swan, who filed for a placer mine near the rapids in 1892 is located about 20 miles .
AC DC, no, we're not talking about the hall of fame rock and roll band. We're talking power, as in power generated by the oldest hydroelectric dam on Idaho's Snake River.
Eight days on the Snake: A 206-mile canoe journey on the Snake River Water Trail Scott McIntosh, The Idaho Statesman
May 5 David Caraccio
After exploring the entire length, from Glenns Ferry, Idaho, to Farewell Bend State Park, Oregon, it s clear more people should paddle this trail.
We heard the roar of the rapids before we saw them.
We knew they were coming, but just the sound of the churning water was enough to give us a jolt of adrenaline, and we could feel the Snake River pulling our canoe a little harder and a little faster downriver. It had grown cold and cloudy, and the last thing we wanted to do was to take a dip in the cold, swift water.