Troy Windhorst

Review of Zip Adventures

Loved it. Great experience and I'm so glad we did...

Loved it. Great experience and I'm so glad we did it.

I thought the price was a little expensive, but you do get six fantastic zips out of it and the folks running the show are great. Overall, it ends up being a good value. I wouldn't do this on every visit to this Colorado erea, but it should be done at least once in a lifetime... it's really a "must do". Though, it is likely that they will expand the course making return trips very tempting.

I researched these places a lot and found this one to be one of the best. After visiting, I can confirm that it is one of the best (if not THE best). The first five zips will have you zig-zagging back and forth across the canyon. Each zip is progressively longer and higher off the canyon floor. (So you start off small and easy... just getting your toe in the water.) Also, each zip continues to take you further and further away from where you started on the first zip. In the end, the sixth and final zip runs the length of the canyon taking you nearly all the way back (close to the first platform on the first zip). It's a very good layout, especially ending with that last, long zip... it's like a grand finale.

The tour guides are very funny. Their personalities only adds to the experience, and IMO, helps to lock in excellent feedback.

For those who might be afraid: I noticed one thing on each line. At no point does a zipper have to jump off the edge of a cliff. Don't get me wrong... the lines do cross a very deep canyon, but when you jump off the platforms, and are first hanging with your feet in the air, the ground slowly tapers away. So before going over the canyon, you do have a few seconds to get comfortable with the movement on the line and adjust to the feeling of your feet not being on the ground.

Got folks in the party who don't want to zip? No problem. The central hub and starting point for Zip Adventures begins at the "4 Eagle Ranch". While waiting for my Zip to begin, my party of three relaxed in some rocking chairs on the front porch of the main lodge building. We watched many other folks participating (for $ I'm sure) in other activities such as learning to lasso and to shoot rifles. Box lunches were available. If someone wants to stay behind and not zip (which takes about 2.5 hours), I don't think staying behind will be that bad. I'd say grab a lunch, sit on the porch and enjoy the sites.

Preview the zips or observe: I noticed that the highway, running from "4 Eagle Ranch" and I-70, passes the canyon and the locations of the zip lines. There were a couple of pull-outs. If you want to see first hand what it looks like, pull over here and take a look.

In the end, glad we did it.