Race Through Time: Suprise! Suprise!

This past week Moe and I were on a "staycation". I had NEVER heard of this term until about two weeks ago when my friend explained to me that a "staycation" was the latest fad since we are in a recesssion and people are trying to save however possible. I responded with, "we are so broke so sign us up!" Moe primarily worked on his application for residency during the week, but I decided one of the days to plan a suprise trip for him. I had spent weeks trying to figure out what the best "suprise outting" would be. I considered wine tasting, hiking, picnics in the park, dinner and a movie, and even a trip to a bed and breakfast for a night. However, I wanted to do something that Moe would absolutely love (and we had never done before), so I finally landed on ZIP LINING!!!

I had heard about a new course that had opened up in Mohican Park area (1.5 hours from Columbus) so I decided to sign us up. Since Moe and I live uneventful lives, I decided I was going to keep it a surprise from him until the last second to try to make it more fun. I have done extreme sporting activities (skydiving and canyoning) in Switzerland but had never zip lined so this would be a new experience that we could share together. Moe hates surprises so he was less than thrilled when Thursday morning I was telling him what to wear and which shoes to bring. Moe had also never been to this area of Ohio so when I put the address in the GPS and he still didn't know where we were going, I could see his annoyance growing. However, after the scenic drive through Amish Country, and 1.5 hours of trying to convince Moe that we were going to tour a Dairy Farm, we arrived at the zip line course in one piece. As we sat in the car, Moe was still trying to process what was going on. He saw the "Tree Canopy Tours" sign but apparently missed the zip lining sign under it. I tried to have him brainstorm things we could do in trees (climbing, swinging, rapelling, etc) and he at one point through out "bird watching" as a desperate guess! I finally just dropped the secret that we were zip lining for the day!!!!

The course consits of 7 zip lines starting with 145 ft zip and ending with an 1,100 ft zip. The course also includes two sky bridges and two rapels (60 ft and 50 ft). I was a bit terrified as I am still working on my fear of heights, but after the first zip I was good to go! You are always linked onto the cables through two clamps for added security. You also have two guides with you at all times so the risk of falling is next to nothing! There were a total of six people in our group and the total course took about two hours. It was alittle pricy but worth every penny! We both had so much fun, and I encourage all fo you to go and try out the course if you are ever passing through the area. Below are some of the photos from the day as well as the website!

- Miss J

Rating:
Moe, 10 out of 10
Miss J, 10 out of 10

http://www.treefrogcanopytours.com/