FOURTH
FOURTH LARGEST BODY OF WATER AND THE STAMPEDE RESERVOIR
HOLDS SOME SERIOUS
HISTORY IN IT, LITERALLY,
THERE
THERE ARE
THERE ARE REMNANTS WERE SOME OF THE FIRST SETTLERS ALONG VALLEY
AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS
MOUNTAIN BEAUTY
TREE SO WE ARE HERE IN
FRONT OF LAKE CASCADE
AT LAKE CASCADE STATE
PARK IS ABSOLUTELY
GORGEOUS. AND IT'S
REALLY INTERESTING
BECAUSE THERE'S
LITERALLY SOME DEEP
HISTORY IN THIS LAKE
BEHIND US. TELL US
ABOUT THAT. SO PRIOR TO
THE GAME BEING
CONSTRUCTED THE
PAYETTE RIVER FLOAT
ESSENTIALLY THROUGH
ALL VALLEY COUNTY. AND
THERE WERE TOWNS THAT
DEVELOPED ALONG THE
SHORELINE OF THE RIVER,
THOSE TOWNS WERE
BANDWIDTH OR LEAN
CENTER, AND IN EARLY 19
HUNDRED'S
HUNDRED'S CONGRESS AUTHORIZED THE DAM TO BE BUILT. AND WHEN THAT
AUTHORIZATION CAME
THROUGH THOSE
COMMUNITIES HAD TO BE
MOVED. NOW THOSE
WHO WERE WAS FILLED
OUT IN EARLY 1950S JUST
SHORTLY AFTER WORLD
WAR TWO, BUT THOSE
THREE CITIES THOSE LITTLE
TOWNS WERE LOST IN
THAT PROCESS. WOW,
THAT THE REST OF THE
WORLD HAS REALLY,
REALLY CHANGED THE
ENTIRE LONG VALLEY
AREA. OKAY, SO IS IT FAIR
TO SAY THAT THERE ARE
ACTUALLY STILL BUILDINGS
AT THE BOTTOM AND
SLICK, THIS POINT WHAT
YOU WOULD FIND WOULD
BE PIECES IN PERSON
FOUNDATIONS, JUST
REMNANTS REALLY IN
THAT HISTORY WHEN THE
RESORT GOES DOWN LATE
IN THE FALL OVER BY
SHOOTER OF ISLAND. YOU
CAN SEE REMNANTS OF
THE COMMUNITY OF
CENTER. VERY COOL SO
ALMOST LOOK LIKE A LOST
CITY OF ATLANTIS RIGHT
ROCK VALLEY.
BUT THAT'S THAT'S ONLY
ONE OF THE MANY
AMAZING KIND OF
HIDDEN GEMS HERE AT
LAKE CASCADE. THIS IS
ALSO A GREAT PLACE TO
BIRDWATCH RIGHT, IT'S
PRETTY AMAZING YEAR
ROUND, BUT ESPECIALLY
IN THE SPRING IN THE
SUMMER MONTHS. THIS IS
PART OF A MIGRATION
ROUTE FOR AN ARRAY OF
BIRDS THAT COME
THROUGH SO YOU'LL SEE
EVERYTHING FROM
SHOREBIRDS WATERFOWL
ALL SORTS SORTS OF
HAWKS AND EAGLES, OF
COURSE, OSPREY ARE VERY
POPULAR HERE, SO A LOT
OF OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN ABOUT BIRDS AND
HISTORY HERE BUT YOU
ALSO IMPLEMENT SOME
PROGRAMS TO THOSE
THAT CAN'T HEAR. WE DO.
IT'S BEEN A DIFFERENT
KIND OF SUMMER, OF
COURSE FOR ALL OF US,
BUT WE ARE STILL
OFFERING GUIDED HIKES.
SO IT'S A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE
TO BE WITH YOUR FAMILY
AND ARRANGERS AND
LEARN ABOUT HISTORY,
WILDLIFE, GEOLOGY, JUST
A VARIETY OF TOPICS. SO
THIS WEEKEND, WE'LL
CONTINUE WITH GUIDED
WALKS, AND EVEN
CAMPFIRE PROGRAMS.
AND SPEAKING OF
CAMPING, YOU HAVE
CAMPING OFFICE ALL
THROUGHOUT PRETTY
MUCH THE SHORELINE
RIGHT, WE DO LIKE
YESTERDAY WAS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT THAN A LOT OF
IDAHO STATE PARKS IN
THAT WE DON'T HAVE A
SINGLE ENTRY POINT SO
OUR CAMPGROUNDS AND
EIGHT SERIES, GO ALL
ALONG THE RESCUE
BORDER. WE HAVE JUST
UNDER 300 CAMPSITES,
AND WITHIN THOSE 11
DIFFERENT
CAMPGROUNDS WE
OFFER JUST A WIDE
VARIETY OF AMENITIES.
AND WHAT ABOUT BOAT
RAMPS. WE DO WE HAVE
SIX BOAT RAMPS WITH
HANDLING DOCK SO
PEOPLE CAN LAUNCH AND
RETRIEVE THEIR BOATS
AND THEY'RE LOCATED
ALL THE WAY AROUND
THE RESERVOIR. SO GREAT
ACCESS TO GET ON THE
LAKE FOR BOATING AND
FISHING. IS THERE
ANYTHING ELSE REALLY
COOL, IN ADDITION TO
WHAT WE'VE ALREADY
TALKED ABOUT THAT
PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW
THAT OCCURS ON THIS
LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN
THE SOUTH IN IN THE
LATE TODAY AND WE
USUALLY GET A REALLY
NICE BREEZE IN THE
AFTERNOON AND SO
SAILING IS A REALLY,
REALLY POPULAR ACTIVITY
HERE. OH WOW, BIG
SAILBOATS DURING THE
SUMMERTIME THERE'S
SEVERAL ROUTERS THAT
ARE ON THE LAKE. YOU'LL
SEE CATAMARANS, SO
JUST THE VARIETY AND
THEN OF COURSE PEOPLE
LOVE TO USE THE
SHORELINE, EVEN FOR
JUST FLYING KITES, WHICH
IS BEAUTIFUL SO YEAH THE
WINDS AND THE
AFTERNOON ARE PRETTY
IDEAL FOR THAT. THERE'S
A LOT OF THINGS HERE
THAT ARE SPECIAL AT LAKE
CASCADE STATE PARK,
WHERE CAN OUR VIEWERS
GO SO THEY CAN LEARN
MORE AND ALSO MAKE
THEIR PLANS TO COME
VISIT OUR WEBSITE IS
WONDERFUL SO YOU CAN
JUST, JUST LOOK UP
IDAHO STATE PARKS AND
YOU'LL FIND THE LAKE
CASCADE STATE PARK
HOMEPAGE. WE'RE ACTIVE
ON FACEBOOK, AND
WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO
PEOPLE TO JUST CALL OUR
OFFICE AND WE CAN GIVE
THEM ALL THE UPDATES
AND ALL THE CURRENT
INFORMATION COMING
UP IN THE NEWS BEFORE
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO
PREPARE FOR A DAY OF
BIRD WATCHING AND
WINDSURFING HERE AT
IDAHO'S LAKE CASCADE
STATE PARK.
STATE PARK.