Martin: Closed-toed those were required so I had to finally ditch the flip-flops. :(

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: After a long night of free drinks, nothing perks Shelley up like free coffee.

Shelley:

Martin: A Hummer has nothing on this. It's our bus that will drive us out to the sips.

Shelley:

Martin: Nothing is quite as comfortable as a huge, wet harness. Especially when you are not using it and just standing around.

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: This harness looks way cooler when you clip some pulleys and a helmet to it.

Shelley:

Martin: The drive out to the zips was through a cattle ranch. Turns out the zipline company just pays rent.

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: The first 'training' zip. At the time is was SO exciting. Walking back it looked SO boring.

Shelley:

Martin: The landing ramp of the first zip.

Shelley:

Martin: Waiting for Shelley on the landing ramp of the second (and MUCH more exciting) zip.

Shelley:

Martin: Shelley

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: Touchdown!

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: Okay, this is still the second zip buy hey, you want to document this shit, right? :)

Shelley:

Martin: Just to mix it up they take you across this suspension bridge that you can swing really easy with just your hands. One of guides offered us a Snickers bar if we could cross it without grabbing the ropes. Funny how no one has ever won that bet...

Shelley:

Martin: I actually thought I might make it. Ha!

Shelley:

Martin: [knowing the cameras are rolling, Martin takes his hands off the railing ropes just before exiting the bridge giving the illusion of possessing superior balance skills...]

Shelley:

Martin: All of a sudden the zips were _really_ exciting.

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: This one had a long, shallow landing ramp that you could 'surf' up before you had to stand up.

Shelley:

Martin: Here I am getting clipped in to the cable prior to jumping off on the longest zip - 720 feet!

Shelley:

Martin: I don't remember diving off but I guess I gave it a little extra oomph.

Shelley:

Martin: Looking back up 720 feet of cable from the other side.

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: "Okay, what I want you to do here is jump off backwards." No really, that's what he said.

Shelley:

Martin: And Shelley did it! You can turn/spin yourself around by twisting the carabiner.

Shelley:

Martin: I'm half way around.

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: The last zip before lunch.

Shelley:

Martin: This one went diagonally down the length of the canyon instead of straight across; and right next to a huge bee hive. NIce.

Shelley:

Martin: Finally I'm brave enough to take pictures while actually on the zip.

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: I made it, and I didn't drop the camera!

Shelley:

Martin: Now here comes Shelley.

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: Walking down to the river for lunch.

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: We had to cross a stream and the guides had thoughtfully strung a rope for the clients to hold.

Shelley:

Martin: And another.

Shelley:

Martin: The short trail to the swimming hole.

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: Looking up stream from the waterfall above the swimming hole.

Shelley:

Martin: The waterfall that feeds the swimming hole.

Shelley:

Martin: The mud, er, swimming hole...

Shelley:

Martin: Waiting for lunch and looking cute.

Shelley:

Martin: Say hello to seven year itch! Yikes...

Shelley:

Martin: The lunch hut.

Shelley:

Martin: Lunch!

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: The trail back up and out.

Shelley:

Martin: I went back across the stream to find a place to take a leak and noticed the rope that was strung over the creek was totally covered in ants...!

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: Finally...

Shelley:

Martin: Putting the harness back on.

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: The last zip.

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: Gotta make this one count...!

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: Back in the Hummer crusher.

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: Lookin' good at the Olympic Cafe.

Shelley:

Martin:

Shelley:

Martin: After the luau last night I'm having tee tonight. :|

Shelley:

Martin: The view fro our table.

Shelley:

Martin: Returning the rental car.

Shelley: