At the beginning of my MBA last year, one of my teammates, Rich Hoopes, showed us all a video on Youtube of this Human Slingshot at his uncle's place up in Hobble Creek Canyon and suggested that we go up there as a team and have a go. Unfortunately, it became almost impossible to find a suitable time for everyone before the snow came and then before we knew it, we were all off around the country on our internships for the summer.
This is a picture of Rich on the back of the 4-wheeler. He was the one that would release those harnessed in and I think he was smiling the whole time as he let us fly.
Finally this weekend we were able to get together and we could not have asked for anything better. It was an absolutely beautiful autumn day and as you will see, everyone had a blast.
Uncharacteristically, Esther was really excited about going on this, and there was definitely no letdown.
One of the benefits of being so light is that Esther did not come anywhere close to having her backside drag across the ground, unlike those of us who are a little heavier. Rather, we had to throw a rope up to her when she had finished so that we could pull her back down.
Hyrum and Savannah were very excited to go on this, and were asking continuously for a go. We didn't have them do the full slignshot, but they had a great time regardless as they were flung high into the air. I can't say that Esther was feeling calm about it all, but as soon as the kids came back down it was very obvious from their laughter that they had enjoyed themselves.
Savannah showed us all how to spin in the air. Her gymnastic classes must be teaching her something.
After putting a little extra tension in the cords to ensure that I didn't drag on the ground, it was my turn, and it was worth the wait.
It was so much fun to enjoy such a beautiful day, in such a beautiful location, with great friends and such an adrenaline rush. When can we go again?
