Zip Lining in Door County

Bailey selects our zip harnesses.

Bailey and Josh did all the technical stuff.

******************The first challenge was to climb the wall to the first platform. Wait. Actually, the first challenge was to ride our bikes from the store over a rocky, hilly trail to this site.

***********************Josh attached a rope that he held while I climbed. He was in control of me in case I slipped off the wall.

******** Sheesh, I wished I had longer legs!

*****I made it!

****************************That's platform number two, my first stop along the zip line.

********************I kind of like this tree. Maybe, I'll just stay here and bond with it.

Why was Lon smiling when he was about to trust his well-being to hooks, straps and cords?

Yup, Lon's crazy too!

Ready to zip!

















Zipping along and loving the feeling of freedom.

***************************While Josh and Bailey packed up the equipment, I paused to sit a spell on a big old chunk of weathered wood that looked so, so inviting. It was form-fitted and pretty comfy.

(The captions aren't appearing under the pictures as I placed them and those big spaces between photos aren't my doing, but I'm sure you'll get the drift of our adventure).

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When we checked in with our camping trailer at Wagon Trails Campground, we were told that kayaking, biking and zip lining were now available just down the road. Right then and there, I knew I'd have to give it a try.

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First thing the next morning, we went into the Gravity Trails bayside shop, half a mile away, and signed up. After donning the harnesses, we rode on trail bikes about a mile to the location that had recently been set up with platforms and a zip line.

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I watched closely, very, very closely every time my waist and leg harness was attached to the line. I wasn't going anywhere until I saw that the wheel that spun along the line was correctly positioned. It took some nerve to yell "ready to zip" to Josh and to step off the platform and find myself hanging in mid-air.

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After a zip or two from one platform to the next, the excitement began to wear off for me. I found myself disappointed that the platforms weren't further apart and higher off the ground, but then for our initial zip line experience, it was alright.

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My boss and his daughter zipped over treetops and across ravines when they vacationed in Mexico. Now that might be a little more adventurous than I'm up for. The only other person I know who has done anything like this is my friend, Gully.

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Business was slow, so Josh and Bailey took us through the tour two times for the price of one. That was an unexpected and allowed me to get more adventurous, spurred on by Bailey.

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If you ever get the chance, I recommend that you try zip lining. If you're sane, you should skip it.

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If you want to read more about Door County, Wisconsin, go to my previous and newer posts.