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A Work Offsite and Ropes Course in the Mountains

·Bellevue, Washington·#summer#work-trip#forest#adventure-park#ropes-course
A person in a blue helmet sits inside a tree-based rope and wood structure at a high ropes course.

We spent a day at an outdoor adventure park built high up in the forest canopy. The weather was perfect for it — sunny and clear, with the light filtering through the tall pine trees.

After getting fitted with helmets and harnesses, we spent a few hours navigating the different courses. It involved a lot of rope nets, wobbly wooden bridges, and platforms built around massive tree trunks. It's a strange feeling being that high off the ground, secured only by a couple of lines. My daughter and I took a few selfies up there, smiling through the adrenaline.

Most of the time was spent watching her make her way through the obstacles, climbing through nets and carefully crossing from one platform to the next. It was a serious physical challenge but a lot of fun.

A person with a blue helmet sits within a rope-and-wood climbing structure amidst tall forest trees.An adult and a child, wearing helmets and harnesses, smile outdoors with trees and cabins in the background.Two smiling people in helmets and harnesses stand outdoors, with a forest and wooden buildings in the background.A person in a harness and helmet navigates a rope course high up in a forest of tall green trees.A child in a harness and helmet navigates a rope course among tall pine trees on a sunny day.Rear view of a person in a blue helmet walking on a rope bridge above a dirt path in a forest.

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