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Flight of the Gibbon

Chiang Mai, Thailand


(Michael)

Greetings all again from the wonderful north of Thailand. Alright guys, I'm going straight to the point. Imagine, if you will, zipping along through the jungle canopy, far above the floor below. You're flying from tree to tree, hooked into a harness, using a network of cables that stretch over 2 km in the rainforest. Well, that was the vision of the brilliant designers of The Flight of the Gibbon. Once only for scientists studying the eco-systems of the rain forest canopy, this must-do attraction is open to the likes of travellers and thrill seekers. (If all this sounds like a travel brochure, it's because I read way too many of them.)

Starting off not too high off the ground, the first leap is a cinch. From there, each trip you take is higher and higher until the forest floor becomes a frightening distance away. For us, it was a thrill and a chance to see parts of the rainforest that would be imposible to see otherwise.

The most impressive part for me was seeing how big some of these trees really are.

We have some videos that are worth a look, but we can't upload them here. As for now, I hope the pictures will do.



permalink written by  katieandmichael on April 20, 2009 from Chiang Mai, Thailand
from the travel blog: Katie and Michael's Travel Blog
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ah! you have big 'ol cajones! i tried doing something like this when i was a kid and started screaming to be put back down when i got to about 15 feet.

permalink written by  Angie merriman on April 25, 2009


Does Katie know about your thing with ropes? Roflmao!

Love,
Momma


permalink written by  Debi Williams on May 5, 2009

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