Was there last weekend. Did the Mega Quest (challenge course) and the Mega Zip (zip lines).
Bike course (BMX & mountain bike) is still under construction (some parts are complete but it's not yet open to the public). They do have a Mega Tram tour, where they drive around the mine w/ a mini SUV, pulling an open trailer w/ seats (it was not running but will start back up next month). The law in KY is you must own (or pay for) the land under which you're mining. The property on the surface became too expensive (leased) to justify the mining operation. The underground passage ways are now legally considered a "building" (w/ all that that entails). Challenge course was OK. Geared for kids, who would have a blast. I spent 2.5 hrs working up a light sweat doing all 76 "challenges", most of them multiple times (had the place to myself for the first hr+). It was all self guided. A double cows tail is used for constant connection to the safety cable. Interesting mechanical interlock system (to pass re-belays), such that one connection had to be made (to a solid connection) before the other one would release. The zip lines tour was more fun (the challenge course had 2 (mini) zip lines) but more expensive and guided. It lasted the same amount of time, and we had 13 people on the tour (maximum size I think). It was "full service", meaning you didn't touch your gear at any point (except to hold on (optional), adjust your harness, step off to start, and lift your feet as you came to the end). They (one of two guides) connected and disconnected you from the cable and also stopped us (300 lbs. weight limit. One of the bigger folks came in pretty hot on most (6 total) of the runs. Was entertaining to watch and hear his commentary). Fun times, but pricy and slow as they move through everybody one at a time. Guides were good and humorous w/ their comments and instruction while we waited. All this was a consolation trip since the Mammoth wild tour was sold out 2 months ahead of time (only on the one day I could make it!). No waiting list, no standing by if somebody didn't show (was told there had to be an explicit cancelation (w/ commensurate penalty) to make a spot available). In other words, in the most extreme case, the entire tour could be a no show (14 people max), but since they already had their money, nobody else would be allowed to go in their place. Anyway, maybe worth checking (both) out if you have the time, inclination, and money. - John Kerr Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 23, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Mark Minton via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > I'd say even less impact than the mine in Indiana. There they drove > trucks and buses around underground. Presumably that doesn't happen as > much in a bike park. ;-) > > Mark > >> On Fri, January 23, 2015 1:56 am, Stephen Fleming via Texascavers wrote: >> Being an abandoned mine, no impacts at all and certainly nothing like >> the mine itself may have had. >> >> I'd say any potential for impacts would be about the same or less than >> the NSS had at the 2007 convention doing its photo salon and banquet in >> a limestone mine remade as a warehouse. >> >> Stephen >> >>> On 01/22/2015 18:40, Linda Starr wrote: >>> What will the developers think of next? More ways to make a buck off >>> of remaking the environment. Sure, it's cool, but what about the >>> impacts on the earth? >>> Linda Starr >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Lee H. Skinner <skin...@thuntek.net >>> <mailto:skin...@thuntek.net>> wrote: >>> >>> In a limestone mine: Phase 1 of 3 will have over 5 miles of bike trails. >>> >>> http://grist.org/list/this-new-underground-bike-park-totally-rules/ >>> >>> Lee > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
