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Amazing experience, no matter the level, no matter...

Amazing experience, no matter the level, no matter the age!!! They could easily call this "spa ziplining." You literally do NOTHING. The guides (our primary guide was J.C.) are outstanding, super friendly, amiable, knowledgeable and funny, and make you feel in great hands from the first minute. The facilities and equipment are top-notch. At no moment did I feel fear or even nervousness. (Next year I am bringing my 80-year-old parents!) My teens and l had all been ziplining before, but this would be ideal for first-timers -- I felt much safer and less nervous than ziplining in the mom-and-pop outfits of Costa Rica. Before you know it, you have done the fastest zipline in the U.S. and second-longest in the world. Amazing!

We did the mountaintop tour. I would rate the hiking as "easy." (The treetop tour definitely sounds more strenuous.) The trails in between ziplines are brief, neatly mulched, and well-maintained. There are some stairs, but not many, and the guides stop to point out cool things in the forest so there are opportunities to catch your breath if you need it.

The ziplining itself is beautiful and fun. You don't touch anything -- your harness, trolley, carabiner clips -- nothing. They handle all of it. Best of all, you don't have to worry about braking! There is no glove involved, or need to support your own body weight. (On manual-brake lines, you run the risk of braking too soon, and having to pull yourself in, hand over hand, along the cable. Not here.) Much like a gondola, there is a brake catch on the cable that automatically slows you when you reach it, and then a magnetic pull shoots along the cable and connects to your trolley and pulls you in.

There is plenty of time to enjoy the view as you zip along, since you don't have to think about anything else or worry about slowing yourself down!

As long as you meet the weight and health restrictions, I wouldn't hesitate for one second. Book it. All ages. All experience levels. We can't wait to go back!

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