tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post5864236065497678834..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: How to Build a Zip Line--Man StyleScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-42184708944330647582009-03-07T15:28:00.000-09:002009-03-07T15:28:00.000-09:00We've been putting together a Google map of zi...We've been putting together a Google map of zip lines in America and across the world. You can check it out here-<BR/><BR/>http://www.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=us&ptab=2&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=109846393464501586298.000464785141a8d043d1b<BR/><BR/>(Sorry for the long link.) I think you actually have the worlds longest zip line up there in Alaska- it's a cruise ship stop at Icy Strait Point.<BR/><BR/>-NathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-23062157990225151372008-06-15T00:24:00.000-08:002008-06-15T00:24:00.000-08:00It look like a very fun experience.It look like a very fun experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-72131506015053725132008-06-05T07:50:00.000-08:002008-06-05T07:50:00.000-08:00I need to book a trip to South Africa.I need to book a trip to South Africa.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166875964870812562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-79544096910584147132008-06-04T13:51:00.000-08:002008-06-04T13:51:00.000-08:00In your research and purchasing, did you find a li...In your research and purchasing, did you find a limit to how steep a hill it might go on? We have a big "cliff" off the back of yard that might make a fun but dangerous zip line ride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-14096363520823370772008-06-03T19:19:00.000-08:002008-06-03T19:19:00.000-08:00WOW! That looks like so much fun. I remember whe...WOW! That looks like so much fun. I remember when my brother made one in our backyard with some rope and some of the equipment from the swing set...ummm...it wasn't quite so safe ;)Mary@notbefore7https://www.blogger.com/profile/17294717852179643696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-60035978546397014362008-06-03T09:03:00.000-08:002008-06-03T09:03:00.000-08:00Some friends of ours have one of these and both ou...Some friends of ours have one of these and both our kids have been on it. I want to, but I'd like to try it without a bunch of people watching. We want to get one but we're having a hard time figuring out where to put it so we don't slam into trees on the way.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190489990653412687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-18880045805339753592008-06-03T04:31:00.000-08:002008-06-03T04:31:00.000-08:00That is a GREAT idea! It looks like a blast and f...That is a GREAT idea! It looks like a blast and fun for any age!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-89257714116574696572008-06-02T22:03:00.000-08:002008-06-02T22:03:00.000-08:00The zip line looks like so much fun for the kids! ...The zip line looks like so much fun for the kids! I know my two would it!:) I'm from Anchorage (now in Phoenix) and every time we're up there I try to convince the family to head to Ketchikan so I can try the zip line there. It looks like a blast!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-85378245121063795862008-06-02T21:50:00.000-08:002008-06-02T21:50:00.000-08:00Wow, I'm impressed that you made your own zipline!...Wow, I'm impressed that you made your own zipline! How fun!<BR/><BR/>I’m stopping by to let you know that I’ve got books up for grabs in my June <A HREF="http://overwhelmedwithjoy.blogspot.com/2008/06/june-pay-it-forward-book-exchange-3.html" REL="nofollow">Pay It Forward Book Exchange</A>. Stop by to enter to win. :)Overwhelmed!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03213476355485623906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-25611869036055207032008-06-02T19:56:00.000-08:002008-06-02T19:56:00.000-08:00I remember as a kid doing that at camp right into ...I remember as a kid doing that at camp right into the lake. it was so much fun!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566308108036526476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-3562611697876971762008-06-02T19:20:00.000-08:002008-06-02T19:20:00.000-08:00So cool! And I had to show my husband, too!So cool! And I had to show my husband, too!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576466522727800502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-69038442132715630392008-06-02T18:31:00.000-08:002008-06-02T18:31:00.000-08:00You are such a great mom. Seriously. I would nev...You are such a great mom. Seriously. I would never have thought of doing a zip line. My son wants to move in with you now.jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925212233815659494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-75388605977887220872008-06-02T18:22:00.000-08:002008-06-02T18:22:00.000-08:00That would be very cool, I bet the kids were happy...That would be very cool, I bet the kids were happy ;-)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103446089299198799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-57216409245468590962008-06-02T13:49:00.000-08:002008-06-02T13:49:00.000-08:00I always thought it would be cool to have a zip li...I always thought it would be cool to have a zip line in our yard. Its kind of on the flat side though. Someday I would love to have some acreage and put a whole copes course in for fun...Heffalumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166154112206680302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-91100719263178471262008-06-02T12:24:00.000-08:002008-06-02T12:24:00.000-08:00Wow, that's a great idea. We need a few more slope...Wow, that's a great idea. We need a few more slopes to accommodate the zip line but for the kids that was probably lots of entertainment. :)Killlashandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655705881605627747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-20889424711021389152008-06-02T12:09:00.000-08:002008-06-02T12:09:00.000-08:00Yours looks like a lot of fun, but you would never...Yours looks like a lot of fun, but you would never in a million years get me on the other one!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681523260739807543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-57263264544471895252008-06-02T12:02:00.000-08:002008-06-02T12:02:00.000-08:00My sons love zip lines, it's their favorite part o...My sons love zip lines, it's their favorite part of Scout camp! They haven't found out that there's a way they could have their own, I will not be telling them that,lol. What a cool thing to do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-21512565285759158812008-06-02T11:00:00.000-08:002008-06-02T11:00:00.000-08:00eeeeek! I won! Thank you so much!eeeeek! I won! Thank you so much!Coraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18003258755318538515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-72573833217533035382008-06-02T10:02:00.000-08:002008-06-02T10:02:00.000-08:00That is SO cool! So much fun to be had! Any way ...That is SO cool! So much fun to be had! Any way to make it higher so y'all don't skim bottoms? LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-9188620556872742982008-06-02T08:13:00.000-08:002008-06-02T08:13:00.000-08:00I'm so glad I found you again! Love this blog. It ...I'm so glad I found you again! Love this blog. It is nice to see another Alaska Blogger!<BR/><BR/>~Jaime Chase<BR/>www.ChaseNKids.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-41562355157935446712008-06-02T07:17:00.000-08:002008-06-02T07:17:00.000-08:00I've been on some really good ziplines, but the Yo...I've been on some really good ziplines, but the Youtube one is phemonenal. If I didn't have kids now, I'd totally be doing it.SimplyAmusingDesigns.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590064227180913122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-70340656790083373942008-06-02T07:02:00.000-08:002008-06-02T07:02:00.000-08:00Wow that looks awesome! Did you go for a ride?Wow that looks awesome! Did you go for a ride?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867964298149410340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-36245796739812856412008-06-02T06:58:00.000-08:002008-06-02T06:58:00.000-08:00Wow that is by far the coolest thing ever!Wow that is by far the coolest thing ever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-6799266160603858412008-06-02T06:40:00.000-08:002008-06-02T06:40:00.000-08:00We want a zip line!We want a zip line!Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299983104962912639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-49571358749947089052008-06-02T04:45:00.000-08:002008-06-02T04:45:00.000-08:00It looks so fun. I admit I would spend way too muc...It looks so fun. I admit I would spend way too much time plotting, planning and wondering how to land on my feet:)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913449603878934813noreply@blogger.com