What is Copper Peak? It's a ski flying ramp. Like you'll see on the Winter Olympics. A dare-devil sport if there ever was one. Remember Eddie The Eagle?
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Driving up ... a little closer ~
Here's a zoom in on the sign:
Going up ...
That little sign reads 'Do Not Bounce or Swing Chairs' ... yeah... like that's going to happen.
... followed by daughter 2 and SIL ... or should I say daughter 2 and the Great White Knuckler! Oh how I love picking on him. Truth be known... I was a bit of a white knuckler myself up there. Just kidding ... but that's what I told Don to put him at ease :)
That ski jump doesn't look too high ~ you can handle it Don ... the worse part of this journey is over. LOL
In the elevator - and off we go ... 18 stories up ... the door opens and you step out onto the first platform. Yep ... now we're up there! This is where the slightest wind blows and you can feel the sway. I'm feeling high!
Lake Superior, trees and sky! Truly a birds eye view. Look down ... there's the landing pad for the ski lift and below that WAY DOWN THERE is the landing pad for the jumpers and a 10 story fire tower on the right. Those two trucks down there look like matchbox toys.
... and this is only Platform Landing One at 18 stories up. There's still another 8 stories to go - but you have to climb the stairs for that.
Staci, Bailey and Sara head up ... I can't do those steps with my bum knees. I'm staying on Platform One with Don.
Staci up top:
Heading down to lower ground ~
It was fun. This was my third time up there and the best time up there. The weather was perfect. It wasn't windy, the sky was clear and you could see for miles and miles. I just wish my knees weren't so bad and I could make the climb to the very top!
This turned into a pretty long post so I'll save Destination 2 of our little road trip for tomorrow :)
Until next time ...
So it goes in my neck of the woods.
~mel
what a view! but also a bit of yikes! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat view.I wouldn't want to go all the way to the top though.
ReplyDeleteWow what a view but I would be a white knuckler too. Sorry your knees wouldn't behave if you really wanted to go all the way.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen something like this. As I said my education continues!!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteFunny how things look from the ground, I have been fooled twice in my life. Once in a diving contest and I had NEVER dived from a 20' board. When I got there it scared me, but I could not show it. I won the diving contest including the diving contest. The other was diving from a trestle 30' up, I did that too but it wasn't graceful nor repeated.
That height would have probably scared the beegeebees out of me.
Love from DOWN HERE.
Very, very interesting. I do not have bum knees, but I certainly think platform #1 looks scary enough for me. Maybe your blog should be UpHighWithMel.
ReplyDeleteSPECTACULAR views. What a trip you had to the top. I would have never wanted to leave. Thanks for sharing. LOVED it.
ReplyDeleteWe saw this last, in the fall when the colors were awesome. But, it was windy and I could not wait to touch the ground again. I also remember getting creeped-out in that claustrophobic elevator. I'll bet Bailey loved the day.
ReplyDeleteARGH!!!! WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL US!!!
ReplyDeleteYou can get some really cool shots when you're high! Just kidding! (Mom would have slapped me for that.) LOL
Thanks for sharing.
The next time you come over, we have a surprise for you.
'love & hugs from afar'
We went there two years ago but were too cheap to pay for the trip up. It's a pretty spot and the idea of people flying through the air on their skis and then landing is amazing. I love all your pictures. Now I don't have to wonder what it looked like from up there. I would love to see that view in the fall.
ReplyDeleteOh my oh my. How can anyone go down a thing like that. I am SO not a dare devil. I'd have been clinging on to the sides for dear life.
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