Zipline- Mama.

After 6 weeks of almost non-stop travel, we finally made it back to Winston today. Just so you can get an understanding of how many miles we've logged, here's a quick rundown of the past 6 weeks (and the number of hours it took us to drive there):
Ney, OH(10 hours)
Winston Salem (10 hours)
Outer Banks (6 hours)
Winston Salem (6 hours)
Ney (10 hours)
Marion (3 hours)
Columbus (1 hour)
Winston Salem (7 hours)
Clemson (4 hours)
Columbus (9 hours)
Marion (1 hour)
Hocking Hills (2 hours)
Columbus (1 hour)
Dallas (6 hours)
Columbus (the better part of 12 hours)
Marion (1 hour)
Winston (8 hours)

Now that it's over, we're exhausted and the minivan (megafun) is in desperate need of an oil change. You've seen updates from the first half of our trips, but are probably wondering what the second half is about (especially that quick jaunt over to the hottest city we've ever visited).

Well, fair readers, you're in for a few days of intense blogging. I've got 8 huge posts in the making, so get your reading glasses out and get ready for a lot of pictures.

We'll start you out with what we were teasing you with on our last post.

Papa, Aunt Girl and I had the best time on the Hocking Hill Canopy Tours. 10 zips lines, 3 suspended bridges, one short hike, and only about 3 almost panic attacks. Here's Girl in action.

Looking pretty awesome if I must say so myself. I think I did pretty well, despite the fact that I completely forgot to brake on the first run and almost kicked the guide off the platform. (I didn't forget after that.) In spite of my fear of heights, I was leaning on the edge of the platforms by the time we were done. It helped that we always had at least two lines keeping us from falling.

Pikes had a great time. As it turns out, a huge adrenaline rush is a great treatment for arthritis.

All three of us on the bridge. Look at papa grinning.

And back on solid ground.

None of these shots really do any justice to how cool the tour was. We got a great view of beautiful Hocking Hills, especially when we were flying through it 100 feet in the air.It was totally worth the exorbitant price we had to pay. Hopefully, we can still afford the new house.