Harper's Ferry!--Izzy

Ziplining at Harpers Ferry!

Izzy

6.4.18

     Today we drove to Harpers Ferry Adventure Center to go tubing and ziplining. The first thing I did was ziplining. When we got to Harpers Ferry, we bought some sunscreen and drank some water. We also checked in. When it was about 10:00 am, we went over to the ziplining tent and waited because we were the first ones there. We got all of our gear on like the harness, ropes with carabeaners, helmets, and gloves after everyone was there. The staff showed us how to practice stopping and doing a self rescue. After they showed us how, we had to do it ourselves. To break, you had to put your palm on the bottom cable and slowly apply pressure. When doing a self rescue, you stop, turn around, and pull yourself to the platform hand over hand. While we were in line, Ethan got a little scared and didn't want to do it anymore. Koko and I still did the practice but Koko ended up staying behind with Ethan. I went by myself and got to be the first in the group so I could be done faster. My favorite one was the fifth one because it seemed the longest and went over the road. You got to see the cars go by. I also loved the last one because it went down to the ground and it was pretty fast. To find out more about the rest of the trip, go to Ethan's blog post: Craziness In Harpers Ferry!!!!!!!!