The person who suggested it originally claimed it was a Shoshone word meaning 'gem of the mountain, ' but then later said that they had made the word up.
Even in the dry summer season, these waterfalls still cascade down more than 200 feet, making the Shoshone falls 46 feet taller than their New York cousin.
But as the Idaho snow melts each spring, Shoshone Falls is transformed into one of Idaho's great natural wonders, an impressive torrent of water that's best experienced from the air.