Adventure in Jackson

I did a real ropes course for the first time. I've experienced zip lines and other ropes course elements in the past, but the course at Snow King resort in Jackson, Wyoming, was the biggest high ropes challenge I've ever done. A relative works there, so we got in for free. I highly recommend it, even if you have to pay. It had five levels of courses that progressively became harder and higher, followed by a zip-line course at the end. At the end we split up because some of us wanted to continue on to the hardest challenge, while some of us wanted to skip over to the longer zip lines. We all had a great time! I'm out of shape for all the climbing, so I was tired afterward with sore muscles to follow, but it was worth the exertion! My parents also came. My dad and sister did the course with us while my mom and brother watched the toddler (Thank you!!!).

We took a ski lift to get up to and down from the ropes course. I was nervous to take our daughter up. I thought she might get scared, or she would be too squirmy. I am not exactly afraid of heights, but I do have a fear of falling to my death. I'm mostly comfortable when wearing safety gear while rock climbing, zip-lining, etc. However, if I don't stay focused, it's easy for me to play out a tragic scenario in my head when I'm up high, and then I feel anxious. I expected that it would be amplified when riding with a small child on a ski lift. Aaron was confident that the girl would enjoy it and that everything would be fine. She did, and it was. 

Later, we took a different lift to the summit of the mountain. Those lift chairs only had capacity for two people at a time, and apparently a two-year old counts as a whole person. The prospect of having just one adult to wrangle her made me more nervous, but she was excited to ride, so we sent her up with Aaron (he's the favorite). The girl did really well, except that she got wiggly a couple of times, so Aaron had to hold her tightly. I was pleased and relieved that she enjoyed the ride and mostly behaved. The view was beautiful, and it was cool to see the town of Jackson from above. Although, personally, I think the view of the Tetons is nicer from the Idaho side. 

Aaron's brother helps run a youth camp, so we spend a day there. We played archery tag, crate stacking, giant swing, and slip and slide. We also swam at a hot springs. 

There are plenty of adventures near home, but it is always nice to go away for a few days.