i survived. it was touch-and-go for a while, but i made it. well, that may be a teensy bit dramatic...but i honestly was scared to death!! the rest of my family has done the zipline many times over the 12 years we've gone to family camp, but i never have. i am terrified of heights, so i just stand down on solid, safe ground and take pictures. but this year, i thought it would be fun (?!) for the four of us to do it together. so after my other three family members were up on the platform (i went last because i didn't want to be up there any longer than absolutely necessary!), i climbed the 496 feet to the top (okay, that may be a SLIGHT exaggeration...) hyperventilating and freaking out the whole way. of course, my boys were laughing at me--but also encouraging me--as i came close to death up there. and then came the moment: the zip was clear, the operator was counting down 3, 2, 1...and i stepped off the platform onto nothingness, screaming the whole way!! no, it wasn't fun. and no, i don't ever want to do it again. but i'm glad i did it. if for no other reason than to hear my eldest boy, who is a man of few words, say quietly at the end, 'good job, mom'.
worth it.
Good Job Brett.. facing your fears is tough... you must feel very proud. well proud after your heart comes back down into your chest..
this is a wonderful photo also.. :) :)
I'm with you---I am afraid of heights and I don't know if I would have been as brave as you were--but MAYBE just so I could hear MY son say the same words!! :)
July 12th, 2011
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this is a wonderful photo also.. :) :)