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Here you can see the zipline cable reinstalled and tensioned with the new turnbuckles. There's almost zero sag, and a good 12" or so of adjustment left in the turnbuckles to take up additional stretching. You can also see how much further down the cable the handle rides, even with the woefully insuficcient "heavy duty" block. Now if they new trolley will only get here, we'll be in business. More later.
So apparently you can buy a kit to setup your own zipline! Our friends, Steve and Eileen set one up in their backyard and invited us over on Memorial Day weekend. Was a great time!
Today when I dropped by at the park, the zipline is finally opened. I was thinking to give it a try but it was so packed and all the tickets were sold out.
The price is $20 per person. My girlfriend and I roughly counted that the ride would take approximately 18-20 seconds to finish (depending how fast you are going).
The ride itself should be fun but I do not think it is as good as the one at Whistler as there is nothing much to see for QE Park Zipline.
Location: Vancouver, BC (QE Park)
Gators & Friends Alligator Park and Exotic Zoo - a popular, family-friendly alligator park located in Greenwood, Louisiana, debuted a zipline in June 2013. The five-leg zipline tour carries riders over a variety of different parts of the park - including the alligator ponds. For more information, including zipline hours and pricing, visit www.gatorsandfriends.com.
Trout Lake Camp, MN. Probably not the most "professional" photo, but I love it anyway. You've seen the ladies before; they're some of my closest friends. The two guys are foreign exchange students. Max (in-between the two girls) is from Brazil and he makes sure that EVERYBODY knows that. He has hilarious, outgoing personality. Julius, on the end, is from Germany and has a small entourage of fangirls. Although he's quiet, he is actually very interesting if you talk to him one-on-one. Just another reason to love youth group. :-)
This past week I was in Boise Idaho visiting my bff Brittnie. We went on an awesome zipline adventure with www.zipidaho.com. This is me zipping along their "wild turkey" line. Please ignore my ridiculous noises/faces.
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