By Alex Docking

Zip line opens in Cypress Hills Provincial Park

Jul 28, 2011 | 5:07 PM

A new zip line has opened in the Cypress Hills Provincial Park, south of Maple Creek.

Saskatchewan Parks Minister Bill Hutchison — with some trepidation — was among the first to climb the 40-foot ladder and be hitched to the line that runs through Lodge Pole Pine forest.

“When did anybody really look at a forest from 40 feet up, near the tops of all the trees? It’s just an extraordinary experience. It’s a unique view, the sounds and the sites are completely different up there,” said Hutchinson.

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