Life was starting to become a bit too predictable. Birds, barns, blossoms and boats. Surely there is something out there that can help shake things up a bit. Oh that’s right ! Terrapin Adventures in Savage Mills, Maryland offers a challenge course. Guaranteed to challenge both mind and body, Terrapin Adventures has a three-story rope course, and separate climbing tower.
Searching high and low for a friend that was willing to take the challenge with me, I managed to get onto my personal trainer’s busy schedule and went out for a perfect afternoon on the course. We got harnessed in and buckled up and began the course with ease. We were the last ones to get on the course, but many people were ahead of us.
I haven’t been on a challenge course for about year, since I last visited the Aerial Forest Adventure Park in Harper’s Ferry. I was looking forward to revisiting the course that had started it all. Remembering well the Leap of Faith at Terrapin Adventures I wondered if I would be braver this time.
Once again, here I am looking down to the ground just wondering why I think this is fun.
At least this time I’m not doing the course over alligator pits like I did down in St. Augustine’s Alligator Farm’s Crocodile Crossing. But there were a lot of people on the course. Much more than I’m accustomed to. Seems I’ve been spoiled on my previous adventures as I’ve had the course pretty much to myself. This time, each and every movement made by someone else makes the entire course shake. But at least I can do some challenges that I enjoy doing.
But then we get to the leap of faith. Actually there are two leaps of faith. The first one requires me to jump off a platform and grab mid-air a rope fence like the one above. The second one, you just jump off a platform and are belayed down to the ground.
I have to admit. It took me several minutes to take the leap of faith on the first jump. There were just too many witnesses, I couldn’t back out this time. Sorry, no proof that I actually did it as I was holding the camera. But my friend did it like superwoman.
This is Mercedes who brought a small group of friends to help her celebrate her birthday on the course. Including me, there were two birthday girls on the challenge course. And now..drum roll please…time for the last jump.
My friend Kass
Categories: 2013 Project 365, Foot Prints
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 
Looks like great fun!
It’s a total blast ! You should try it. These obstacle courses are all over the country.
You are a very brave woman!!!
It’s taken me a few years, but now I’m not scared like I used to. I used to literally shake in my shoes. 🙂
looks like great fun! i will have to try the one in harpers ferry.
Oh you must ! Harper’s Ferry ROCKS ! They also have a separate Zip Line Canopy tour that doesn’t have the physical challenges like this one does.
How awesome! Great photos too!
Thanks Tricia ! Imagine what one can do with great light. This is with my Canon G12, shooting in RAW. Love that little thing.
Life is really just one big leap of faith. If you have the courage to open the door and walk through then anything is possible.
Isn’t that the truth Charlie. If only all of us can learn that lesson.
That looks like fun. I used to love doing this kind of stuff, I didn’t know there were adult sized versions of it.
Last time I did one was the special forces one over water. Aced it, but that’s the beauty of being 15, and not wearing/carrying the full kit.
Now that is a totally different thing that you did. That is the real deal. And at 15? That’s incredible ! Sounds like you’ve had an interesting life. I bet they’re starting to get these in Australia also. I know they’re in Europe now.
Ah, it was for an army cadets camp that we did at an army training grounds in the bush.
There was about 500 of us over the week who got to go on the course, but from my group of 20, only around 3 of us completed it.
So no, it wasn’t as exciting as you first read it, sorry.
I’ve got some time off coming up, I’ll look into what is available locally.
OMG… say thousand hail mary….
I certainly said a prayer or five at the leap of faith. 🙂
Yeah I have tried places like this, it’s so great fun – very well captured… 😉
Now that I would love to see Drake !
I think I might also like to try that. 🙂 Well done to you, Emily.
There are several different ones, and these are popping up all over the country. Bet you can find one to play on. Thank you.
I’ll keep a look out. 🙂
I’m good with the Hail Mary comment above, This is so not me ever since I quit playing on piles of ice when it was breaking up, springtime in Wisconsin.
That is funny about the Hail Mary. Now playing on ice piles..I certainly wouldn’t do that. Talk about super scary.
I wasn’t so smart, young. I survived youth though.
Why didn’t they have those when I was young enough to play?
Wait a minute..aren’t you still young enough?
Maybe, if they have an old fat guy section.
But of course they do!
omigosh this looks fantastic. i may have to drag my brother here when i visit…!!!! ARGH!
Of course you should ! They’re all over too. Bet you can find one closer to where he lives.
ok, maybe when I was 20 or more years younger….but it takes too long to heal!
thrilling photos and script
Thanks Eddie. Well, I do have two new bruises, and a sore back for a day, but so worth it. You should try it!
FUN!!
You’re right Cynthia! Totally fun.
this looks like tons of fun 🙂 great!
Thanks Evi ! Somehow I think you would love to do this.
No way!! Are you serious? I got nervous just looking at the pictures! Congratulations you’ve got guts and courage, wow.
it’s taken me several times over the past four years to get over my fear of heights. I used to literally shake in my shoes in the beginning. Now it’s easier. Although that Leap of Faith almost did me in.