Screaming Hawk - Laurel Ridge Canopy Tour Zip Lines (August 2013)

Not sure if I accidentally deleted this post or why this was never posted to our blog but it was one of the favorite trips with the grand kids. This was their first zip lining experience.  I have combined our 2-day visit to Seven Springs, Pa.

Here we are arriving at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Somerset PA.  This is the first time Ryan and Jake have tried zip lining.  We think they are in for a real treat. 

If you are looking for a summer thrill ride the Seven Springs zip line will keep you wanting more.  Here we are about to get into our gear.  Jake weighed 84 pounds just over the minimum weight of 80 pounds for riders. 

After getting our gear on, its off for some basic training techniques.  Once complete, we are ready for our adventure to begin.

You start by having to climb 30-feet of netting called the Spiders Web to get to the first platform.  We rode 5 lines with the longest being 600-feet.  This was our spin up to tomorrows Laurel Ridge Canopy Tour. 

DAY 2 - Laurel Ridge Canopy Tour

Getting ready for a great day of fun. I feel the need for speed!

To get to the canopy, you have to ride the chair lift up the mountain. 

We were always secured by the two snap hooks you see in this photo.

We are ready for our first of fourteen rides.  Hey, Watch out for that tree! They are not lying about zipping through the canopy.

We all make it safely to our first platform some 60-80 feet above the ground.

We also had to navigate some canopy bridges along our route.

Here's Ryan soaking in the view as you take Sightseer, a 260-foot zip, before landing in Moonshine Manor.

Rattlesnake Run – 1,412-foot zip across the junction of Gunnar, Yodeler and Lost Girl slopes. Most canopy tours would consider this as the apex of their tour, but at Laurel Ridgeline Canopy Tours, it is just conditioning for the last BIG RIDE!

You can see here how high above the ground the platforms are located.

Take a peek down the barrel of the BIG RIDE – Timberline Terror, 1,500-feet of zip before landing in Seventh Heaven. 

Here's Jake showing great form.  Problem was because he only weighed 84 pounds, he did not have enough momentum to make it all the way to the platform.  He was about 20-feet short and about 150-feet off the ground.  Our guide had to come out and help pull him up to the platform.  Below are some individual photos.

Dave, Now what did they say about stopping...

Ryan, Get those knees up.

Jake, Still showing great form!

Kathy, Look out below....

We all arrived safely back at the lodge and thanked our guides for a wonderful time.