Zip Line Pulley

Zip through the trees with Canopy Tours

Seeing the forest trees in a green Tyrolean adventure Idaho Canopy Tours Inc., presently under construction in the County Boundary.

Boundary County Commissioners agreed to allow Lisa Robbe build the park on his property off Tyrolean Christmas Lane.

The site is located in the mountains of McArthur Lake Wildlife corridor between Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry.

Robbe said Canopy Tours in Idaho should be open spring2012. A preview is scheduled for members of the community of Boundary County before the official opening.

Zip lines are popular tourist destinations for adventure seekers of all ages.

The line is a cable suspended above an incline to which a pulley and harness are attached the person riding, and zips through the forest.

A person rides from  platform to platform through the trees. The zip line park will have six to eight 600 foot lines.

Tours will last about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.  This universally accessible nature park will also utilize  suspension bridges and rope swings that allow guests to travel through the forest canopy without touching ground. These elements ensure the protection of wildlife habitat.

“We have already broken ground,” said Robbe. “There is a collection of amazing local talent lined up helping put this project together.”

Mike Richardson, a certified arborist from Boundary County, will take care of everything related to the trees such as making sure they are stable for lines and healthy.

“We will be doing everything without having to use large bolting to the trees,” Robbe said.  “This helps keep the trees healthy.”

Kelly Navaro helped with the vision and will be the administrator and coordinate green education, and corporate retreat programs. She is also planning on being an on site certified holistic counselor, conducting green education and sustainable living education.  

 Robbe’s neighbors, Damon and Leona Norman, will help with landscaping.  They also will teach how to survive off-grid in the elements.

Lead contractor is Kirk Ellis.

  Kirk brews ethanol locally. The fuel is approved by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for use.  The park’s owners will use his ethanol in the shuttle van.

“Not only will this be a fun park to visit for the adventure it will be educational as well, teaching green techniques,” said Robbe.  “Zip lines use no electricity, emit no fumes, burn no fossil fuels or significantly impact the environment.

Rollin' with Nick Cannon: Sarah Lee's Zip-Line Adventure!

On Wednesday, Sarah Lee embarked on an adventure that not many people would have the courage to do.

Being the chick who’s down for almost any challenge, she traveled to Hunter Mountain for the New York Zipline Adventure Tours and from what you’ll see, she’s got more heart than a lot of tough guys I know!

If you’ve never been zip-lining before, I promise there will be a part of you that wants to at least try it once. It gives the same rush as skydiving, except there’s not as much of a splatter risk!

Zip line, in short, consists of a pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an inclined plane. It is designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to travel from the top down inclined cable, usually stainless steel, standing or attached to the freely moving pulley.

All you need to know is that you are suspended from a cable and fly like an eagle, lol.

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