I arrived at Angel Fire Zipline in New Mexico about 8 A.M. and was able to take a 9 A.M. tour. It was cold, but a welcome change from the high 90s I had been experiencing. We were in the Sangre de Christo mountains and the views were awesome!
I had a nice 15 yo with me named Noah. It was just the two of us and we had fun! We took the chair lift to the top of the mountain where our guides, Jenna and Keith, were waiting for us! After donning harnesses and helmets, we were ready for our first zip!
We were up over 10,000 feet in elevation, so it was a little hard to breathe, but we had no problem with the short hikes. We were only able to do 5 lines because the 1600 ft line was having a new braking system installed, but I promised I would come back and zip it later. It was warming up by the time we finished. Awesome experience with a great group of people!
Other activities: Fishing, boating, horseback riding, rafting, ATV tours, golf, mountain biking, ziplining, disc golf, and more!
Angel Fire Zipline Adventures
http://www.angelfirefun.com/contentpages/view/90/angel-fire-zipline-adventures
3365 Mountain View Blvd.
Angel Fire, NM 87710
575-377-6555
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I enjoyed my drive today. I saw a lot of green in the Texas panhandle. Lots of corn growing. There were also a bunch windmills which I always like to see; they are fascinating!
It was exciting to see the mountains come into view in New Mexico. Angel Fire is gorgeous! I was sitting in front of the lodge just enjoying the view.
I am at Angel Fire Lodge, but don't have a room tonight. I got here too late to see the people in charge of the zipline.
They have an 8 A.M. tour I hope to be on, but we shall see. I wouldn't mind staying here a couple of days.
OK! I have been at McDonald's for 6 hours working. I am ready to drive. I got every place on the list that I have zipped. I still need to add more info and pics, but at least i have everyone there.
I am headed to Angel Fire, New Mexico, but I am 480 miles away.
I decided to stop and work because it was so hot. I will be cooler to drive now, but I don't know how far I will go before I stop.
I have zipped 32 places in 25 days! I may not zip for a couple of days; hope I don't have withdrawals!
After Angel Fire, I head to Colorado! Cooler temperatures here I come!
I arrived at DFW Adventures about 9 A.M. Taylor and Gabe were my guides and they were awesome. I got to try out a new line that they haven't opened yet, as well as, do the other 4 lines twice. They let me do some upside down stuff. I was braking myself with a glove, but I managed to turn upside down and right myself in time to brake and land feet first on the platform.
I had a great day and enjoyed seeing this beautiful part of Texas with lots of trees.
They also have ATV adventures and Paintball. They have the largest paintball field in Texas. The entire property covers 170 acres.
After I zipped, the owner, Larry Lipscomb, took me on a tour of the property in his 4 wheel drive jeep...in was also air conditioned! How cool is that?
It was a wonderful experience and I had a great day!
DFW Adventures
13055 Cleveland Gibbs Rd.
Roanoke, TX 76262
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When I left OKC, I drove down to Davis, Oklahoma to check out another zip. I knew they were closed on Monday and Tuesday, but I hoped someone would be there for other activities...gate was locked.
I decided I did not want to hang around Davis for 2 days in the heat.
A couple I had met in Eureka Springs, Carla and Vance had invited me to their home in Roanoke, TX. They had a zipline within 2 miles of their house. I checked their address on my GPS and I was only 112 miles from them, so I contacted them to see if it was convenient for me to come down.
I headed that way and stopped at DFW Adventures in Roanoke to check them out! I talked to Mike, the manager and he said if I could come back in the morning I could zip.
I heard from Carla and it all worked out that I could spend the night with them. We had a nice visit and enjoyed visiting. It was so nice to take a real shower and have a bed, AC and WiFi! Ahhh!
I left Tulsa and drove to Oklahoma City on Sunday night.
On Monday morning I drove to Riversport.
Riversport is a really nice adventure park right on the Oklahoma River. The have a ropes course with 4 levels; the highest is 80 feet!
At the present time, they only have one zipline, but with a day pass you can ride it multiple times. By September, they hope to have 2 700 foot lines that cross the Oklahoma River! I promised them I would come back and check it out!
Roni sent me out to the course and Jackson and Rebecca took me on the line! I zipped it twice. Riversport is right next to the Oklahoma River.
A 700 foot zipline across the Oklahoma River is planned for Fall 2013.
Very nice park!
Other activities: kayak plunge, stand up paddle boarding, long boarding, kayak excursions, dragon boating, and more!
Riversport
725 S Lincoln Blvd
Oklahoma City, OK 73129
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(405) 552-4040
When I left Okolona, I drove toward Tulsa, Oklahoma. I wasn't sure how long it would take, but I knew PostOak was only open on Saturday and Sunday, so if I was going to zip it I needed to get as close as possible on Saturday night; I was 348 miles away. I was able to get within 150 miles which made me very happy!
I arrived at PostOak about 10 A.M. and was able to get in on the 11 A.M. tour. It was raining, but there was no thunder so we were able to zip. We were all thankful for the rain, the day before I had zipped in temps in the high 90s. The rain really cooled us off. It was ending as we finished the tour and we could feel the temperature rising quickly and it was quite steamy.
The zip lines were great and I enjoyed a beautiful tour in rolling land in Oklahoma. We had 10 people on this tour and had a lot of fun on the 3,865 feet of cable, 6 lines, and 7 platforms with fabulous views of the Osage plains and downtown Tulsa.
PostOak is owned/managed by the same group that owns Buffalo Canopy Tours in Ponca, AR. My awesome guides were Kayla and Jesse.
Coty is the manager and Jennifer runs the office! Great people!
They use the block brake, which I love because I don't have to do anything and so I can look around and enjoy the view. A new feature they used that I had not seen was gadget on the end of the block that captured the trolley and prevented the zip rider from bouncing off the block and going back out on the line. I like this!
PostOak Canopy Tours
5323 WEST 31ST STREET NORTH,
TULSA, OK 74127
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