Back at the zipline

When we last left our blog, we were arriving at the zip line tour. We were loaded up in to a 1979 German troop carrier and driven to the top of the mountain. This is our 2nd time to zip and the strange part about it is Deb is deathly afraid of heights. As you can see in the picture you start close to the ground, and the hill drops away below you. This setup was much nicer than the one in Costa Rica. It may be because we have OSHA and Costa Rica has “Bob the jungle boy”. On this trip we were 130 to 160 feet up in the tree tops.

We had great views of the mountains and the Pacific Ocean from the tree tops. As you went from tree to tree you would stop on platforms with no rails. You were always clipped to a safety line but you sure wanted to hang on to something.

Between some of the zip lines were cable bridges. They were about 160 feet up and would swing some as we crossed. Below the bridge were rivers and waterfalls. We also saw a black bear den. Once a bear leaves a den, It will never use it again. No other bear will use it ether. We made our way down the mountain and in to a warm hut out of the rain. I was proud of Deb for facing her fear and going with me on this adventure. We made our way back to the ship and swapped stories with the rest of our gang and head out to the next big adventure.
Tune in next time for more of the ALASKA EXPERIMENT.