TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Forty years ago, Evel Knievel placed his bruised body in a steam-powered rocket, pushed the button and ascended over the Snake River Canyon.

“He always had a wad in his pocket.” In 1974, when Evel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon in Idaho in a Skycycle X-2, Joe Little and Joey Faroni watched from the VIP section.

This update of the Official Evel Knievel game adds a new venue, Snake River Canyon, and new vehicle, the Skycycle X-2 rocket, as well as new multiplayer support!

At the jump site the night before, crowds rioted because of excessive prices at the beer and concession stands. Chain-link fences separated 12,000 people from the lip of the canyon, and from the ...

Minutes later, he was smiling and telling stories about working as a security guard at Knievel’s Butte home in 1974, just before the daredevil attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon in a rocket.

NAMPA, Idaho — If you were a kid in the 1970s, witnessing Evel Knievel’s daring attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon was nothing short of legendary.

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North America's deepest gorge, Hells Canyon, which slithers along the border of Idaho and Oregon, is a surprisingly new addition to the Earth's ancient landscape. A recent study suggests that a ...

JEROME, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —A vehicle has fallen into the Snake River Canyon below the Perrine Bridge. An Idaho State Police trooper on the scene said that a vehicle heading southbound on U.S ...

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Little River Canyon National Preserve, located in the Southern Appalachians near Fort Payne in northeast Alabama, has long been a favorite of hikers and photographers.