Water ran from 8am-9am- Paddled under the most beautiful morning light with both Emily and Dane. Jason Parr and Corey (a photographer from CA) flew in last night. They are producing a coffee table book on 17 athletes and their "home playground". So far today we have gone kayaking at 3,600, first in incredible morning mist, then crisp fall morning sun.
Then we went swimming at the rope swing. This rope swing is awesome. It is in a protected pool with a past vertical 300 foot cliff behind you, a 21 foot cliff on two other sides, and a 75 foot rope. The kids are into the rope swing. I took Jason and Corey there to check it out too.
I got home and Kristine was running on our 1 mile loop that I made on our property (a beautiful running trail). My carpets were getting steam cleaned, so I stayed out and flew my airplane in the back yard.
Now I am assembling my Xtra-Cycle so I have a non-motorized shuttle vehicle for getting to the hole with my boat and the kids. They will ride their bikes, and I will ride the Xtra Cycle. Still having a hard time getting three boats on it, but the two fit really well.
Lunch on the deck, followed by a mean game of whiffle ball. The good guys beat the bad guys 23-18.
Ran around on the horses for a while, then dinner, and called it a night. Bed early last night- 10pm.
Oh- Yea,
EJ
Corey on the cliff
Dane Backflip 1
EJ on swing
EJ with Rope swing
Emily Dropping
Jason showing how not to land
how do you get their walking?
Park down by the rock island hole and keep walking upstream from the paved parking lot, will be a trail with a wire across it to keep you from driving up…
Emily Jackson
is this at rock island park in tennessee? im wanting to surprise my bf with a trip there for labor day…if it is there (we LOVE rope swings), is there anyway to get more specific directions to the rope swing? tried googling but all i’ve found so far are people saying that it “kind of hidden” 😉 thanks!
Unfortunately, the rope swing was the site of a few accidents and so the Park Service cut the tree to which it was tied off. Instead people jump from the cliff and try to clear the rocks… which is far more dangerous but at least you have to climb up before trying it which limits the numbers a good bit.
I miss the rope swing.
Clay