smginaz Suzy
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Apr 9, 2015 5:44:49 GMT
Catalina? We did the humvee tour for work and a lot of groups have done the zip lines. I like that there are 5 different lines altogether so you get a variety of experiences.
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Post by sbartist on Apr 9, 2015 5:56:05 GMT
Love ziplining!!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2015 10:14:20 GMT
If you are wanting scenery on your zip check out their websites for photos. Those with good scenery tend to showcase it. Those with lots of sky and flat land tend to show more people. This one looks to be the prettiest of the ones in Texas www.cypressvalleycanopytours.com/photos-videos.html
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Post by DinCA on Apr 9, 2015 10:58:03 GMT
Yes! We went a couple of years ago in Maui. It was so much fun. As long as you are fit enough to walk some and carry your harness, which is kind of heavy especially after four hours, I totally recommend it. And I definitely recommend going where there is some beautiful scenery beneath you.
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Post by DinCA on Apr 9, 2015 10:58:23 GMT
Yes! We went a couple of years ago in Maui. It was so much fun. As long as you are fit enough to walk some and carry your harness, which is kind of heavy especially after four hours, I totally recommend it. And I definitely recommend going where there is some beautiful scenery beneath you.
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Post by rickmer on Apr 9, 2015 11:29:35 GMT
i took dd and friends for her 13th bday just east of the city. i loved the ziplining part but i guess because our trees aren't like those in california or costa rica, there were only 3-4 ziplines. the rest were obstacle courses, dangling 20-30 feet over forest floor. you have to make it thru first course before you could do the first zipline. some were fun, some were terrifying. i love that i challenged myself to do it, but don't think i would do it again. if i travelled somewhere where it was a day of ZIPLINING i would be totally stoked to join! if you look at the link, there are photos that show the courses and challenges. the third photo on top row - i HATE THAT DAMN PORCUPINE!!!! photos of our ariel courses
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Post by bearmom on Apr 9, 2015 12:22:02 GMT
On Maui and Kauai. Totally worth it!
On Maui it was raining and while we were zipping a rainbow appeared. Because of the way the trees were we got to see an almost full circle rainbow and it looked like we zipped through it.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 9, 2015 12:42:50 GMT
I want to do it too. I tried to talk DH into doing it in Vegas last year, but he was having no part of it.
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Post by cyndijane on Apr 9, 2015 12:47:22 GMT
A few times, in a few places. All were fun, some were beautiful. I love it and so do my kids. DH not so much. I want to do this- very much so, and I'd like my DH to come with me. BUT, I have to make sure if he's going, that his first time is a breathtakingly beautiful spot, because I can guarantee if he does it once, it'll be the only time I get him to do it.
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Post by gailoh on Apr 9, 2015 12:49:46 GMT
I would like to try it but not around here.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2015 13:43:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2015 13:50:38 GMT
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Post by leannec on Apr 9, 2015 13:51:13 GMT
Nope ... never gonna happen ... I'm waaaaay too afraid of heights
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Post by BuckeyeSandy on Apr 9, 2015 15:13:29 GMT
Yes, back when it was not popular, a little dangerous and did it a few times more. This was close to 40 years ago, and I was 40 lbs lighter.
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smginaz Suzy
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Apr 9, 2015 15:20:57 GMT
Zip lining is like hot air balloons in the sense that you are traveling parallel to the ground, so the fear of heights is minimized versus something like a roller coaster or standing on a cliff. So standing on the platform is the worst part, but once you start the lateral zip, it diminishes somewhat. At least that is how it was explained to me.
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Post by annabella on Apr 9, 2015 15:32:48 GMT
I did this in Costa Rica. It was scary but fun!
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Rainbow
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Post by Rainbow on Apr 9, 2015 16:44:03 GMT
I really want to go somewhere and do this...we live in Texas...but not sure the ones in Texas are "beautiful"?..."daring enough"?...it's on my bucket list and DANG IT...it's time! Go for it! I've never done it or even seen it but it sounds like so much fun!
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Post by disneyer on Apr 9, 2015 17:08:56 GMT
Do it! I did it in the Smokey Mountains 3 years ago. So much fun and I'm afraid of heights. Getting off the platform the first time was the hardest. My husband couldn't believe I wanted to go. No way was I going to watch everyone else do it and sit on the sidelines and regret it forever!
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Post by smartypants71 on Apr 9, 2015 19:20:11 GMT
If you are wanting scenery on your zip check out their websites for photos. Those with good scenery tend to showcase it. Those with lots of sky and flat land tend to show more people. This one looks to be the prettiest of the ones in Texas www.cypressvalleycanopytours.com/photos-videos.htmlI've done this one. We had a really great time! Ziplining in Belize was way better, but I really enjoyed this place. They used to have a great treehouse that you could rent, but it burned down a couple of years ago. I *think* they might have rebuild it since then.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2015 19:29:15 GMT
Get on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that stops at Labadee on the coast of Haiti. They operate a zip line that runs for half a mile over the water/beach. Hold on and I will find a picture.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2015 19:43:01 GMT
I was just telling DH last night that I was surprised at how much I love zip lining because I'm afraid of heights. The longest & tallest zip line we did was at Whistler high, high in the mountains. Once I got the hang of it, it was really fun and exciting rather than scary.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 9, 2015 21:19:51 GMT
@sdeven: aaaccccckkkk!! I could never do that (I don't think). The zipline company we chose on Maui had one that was something like 8 separate lines, and most of them went over beaches and ocean. I'm sure it would have been really beautiful, but since neither of us had done it before, we chose the 'less-scary' one that went through the forest.
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Post by jediannie on Apr 9, 2015 21:39:56 GMT
We've been ziplining in Belize & in Maui. We definitely want to do it again (we're 44 & 46). It was so much fun! I love zipping through the treetops!
In Maui, it was part of the way up Haleakala. In Belize, it was through the rainforest.
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Apr 9, 2015 21:43:40 GMT
I have a few times - there is a great place about 2 hours from me. They also have a winery on site so you can drink wine afterward. I think they should serve the wine first!
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Post by betsyg on Apr 9, 2015 21:45:58 GMT
I live in San Antonio have ziplined in Wimberley twice (Hill Country). They have 8 to 10 great lines. www.wimberleyzipline.com I have also ziplined in Belize and the lines in Wimberley were just as great.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2015 4:31:40 GMT
I have a few times - there is a great place about 2 hours from me. They also have a winery on site so you can drink wine afterward. I think they should serve the wine first! You can do wine first if you want - I have found drinking before zip lining isn't as glamorus as it sounds
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Post by buckeyegirl on Apr 10, 2015 6:03:16 GMT
I am going zip lining tomorrow with my 8 year old son at Gatorland in Florida. I'm a little nervous because we will be going over the alligator breeding marsh where 130 alligators will be waiting for us. Yikes!
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Post by polz on Apr 10, 2015 10:21:59 GMT
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Post by suzastampin on Apr 10, 2015 10:27:06 GMT
I have a few times - there is a great place about 2 hours from me. They also have a winery on site so you can drink wine afterward. I'd have to drink first! While it looks cool,there's no way in h*ll I'd ever do it.
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Post by loobylouau on Apr 10, 2015 11:13:33 GMT
We did the ziplines through the rainforest in Fiji a couple of years ago. Highly recommend the FijiZip crew. They had mounts on the helmets where you could fit your GoPro if you had one, and the guides would also go before you with your digital camera and take pics and video of you coming toward them if you wanted. Great day out at Sigatoka, on the Coral coast.
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