The Cliff Dive

Last summer I had an unfortunate incident that involved a cliff..... and me, basically falling from it. For those who never heard, or need a recap, in June we were invited on a very fun couples Lake Powell trip by the Beckstroms. One of their LP traditions is to rig up a zip-line & entertain themselves by careening across the canyon walls tethered to said line.
So, after watching several men, and one brave woman make the descent, I decided it couldn't be that bad, and I went for it. Did I mention this zip-line was anchored a mere 70 feet above water???? Did I also mention that if performed incorrectly, it requires a 20-ft. free-fall before the rope "catches" and you begin to slide down the rope? Needless to say, I did it wrong, my arms couldn't handle the jolt, and I was ripped from the line, free-falling to my near-death. Oodles of fun, eh?
Well, in case you were wondering why I am re-telling this story in February, I recently found copies of the photo that was taken of me in my ridiculous free-fall on the Beckstroms LP Blogsite, and for your winter entertainment, I thought I'd share them with you! (Sometimes I get bored in the winter.....)
Anyway- I actually had several requests for this photo last year, but I didn't have access to it at the time, so here you go!
P.S.- Don't try this at home. OR at Lake Powell for that matter.


This first picture is a guy in our group successfully making the zip-line journey across the canyon. I just wanted to show you what it was "supposed" to look like :)


And here's me, free-falling through the air like an idiot. The crazy thing is that I am NOWHERE near the bottom. I wish someone had taken a picture from farther away so you could see how far I still had to fall before hitting the water, spread-eagle in the most perfect belly-flop their ever was. OUCH. Needless to say, my whole body was bruised for over a month. I had 2 black eyes, a black face, and black legs from top to bottom!


Here's some photo-shop editing so you can see my super-man dive even closer up. Like I said, I'm here for Your Entertainment (No wait, I think it was Adam Lambert who said that...... Oh well)