08/25/2016: One summer day in 2016, we got in gear and dragged out an enormous cable that LJ had wheeled and dealed for. (What great grammar I have!) We had young strong folks coming and we wanted to be ready for them. We had a good ladder and good intentions. We were gonna build a zipline!
LJ and I would have done it ourselves (wink, wink) but Tyler was there -- and young and strong and willing. So we let him!
Up the ladder Tyler!
Joey didn't get sent up the ladder but he was in on the planning.
After Tyler ran out of ladder he climbed the tree.
Way high.
Tyler also got to ride the zip line first!
Quality control, you know.
Craig's turn.
Lanny, not too far behind.
Then it was Joey's turn!
Joey approved!
And Bella! She loves it!
November 2, 2019: Three years later, we still love the zipline but the children are growing up and staying busy so they don't get to the cabin to stay. But in August, with four grands at the cabin for a few days, we rode the zipline!
The big kids can depart from the tree house but for the smalls, they climb the ladder and zip down.
Vega's first time down. She love's it too!
Later, she went on her own with just someone to help her stop.
Owen loves the speed and tries to go faster.
Audri zips too but would rather swim, I think.
And Bella? Bella still loves the zipline!
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The steel zip line cable is one inch thick, so you can imagine how heavy it is. So we secured one end high in the tree by the tree house, and three of us drug the heavy cable to another tree about 75 to 100 feet away. Tyler climbed the tree while Craig and I got the cable up to him. It was then secured and time for test runs. We have had a couple of falls from the zip line, but no one seriously hurt except for maybe hurt egos. I was the first one to try the zip line with the official trolley, and Nancy was the second. It was a very fast ride, and one of us had to stand at the end of the line to ensure we wouldn't run into the tree.
That's right! The first rides were done using a piece of PVC pipe. Not the smoothest or fastest ride. The purchased 'trolley' was worth the cost! And made it so the littles could ride too. Joey's back took a beating from one fall. Who else fell? Anyway, it is fun and hopefully we will use it more next summer.
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