Moderators Youthman Posted July 26, 2015 Moderators Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Thought I would share this video of my son jumping off of a cliff at Goat Island in Guntersville, Alabama. It scares the mess out of me everytime I do it.....but man what a rush! Edited July 26, 2015 by Youthman 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Holy crow!!!! As I slide into old farthood I sometimes forget the thrill of being young, fearless and immortal (we thought anyway). Alabama is a beautiful state. What lake is that, I have google earth at the ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swapface Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Whoa, that is outstanding and a little crazy! Oh, to be young again! Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Naseum Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I'd be chicken but I love watching him do it!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) We have a 70 footer here in VT Red Rock on Lake Champlain. To high for me I do the 35 footer at Split Rock over in NY near Ausable. You start with a 12 footer and further down the river is the 35 foot drop. Close your legs tight or your balls will be in your abdomen. :-) See here: http://www.tripbucket.com/dreams/dream/cliff-dive-red-rocks-park-south-burlington-vermont-united-st/ I was wrong it is closer to 80 feet! Split rock is just gorgeous but can be real dangerous after a rain. http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/waterfalls/SplitRockFalls.html Edited July 27, 2015 by Frzninvt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I'd be chicken but I love watching him do it!!!! When I was his age...we were half mad as well. On the bad side of 50, nope. Don't bounce or recover like I used to. Looks like a hoot though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 We have a 70 footer here in VT Red Rock on Lake Champlain. To high for me I do the 35 footer at Split Rock over in NY near Ausable. You start with a 12 footer and further down the river is the 35 foot drop. Close your legs tight or your balls will be in your abdomen. :-) That is high and funny. All in the landing. Brought back a memory from a misspent lost weekend when I was in my early twenties. My parents had a cottage up in the Haliburtan Highlands in Ontario. My father had bought a new motor for the boat, can't recall the size but it was big. My brothers and a few friends of ours went up for what was more or less a Molsons beer commercial weekend. Spent the Saturday waterskiing like crazy. This one buddy of my youngest brother was skiing for the first time and had a knack for it. We were doing a crazy corner whip where you would let go and try and time a slide into shore. He misjudged, was wearing some of those at the time new lightweight shorts style bathing suit and wiped out in the exact wrong position. More or less gave himself a forced thirty mile an hour enema. I still laugh remembering him do this odd hopping,galloping run sort of thing up the hill to the outhouse. He was there for quite a while and whenever we get together ( pretty rare after all these years), the story always comes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I fell off a cliff through trees about the same height when I was 14. Wasn't as much fun as that. The cliff that separates Hoboken from Jersey City was a staple when we were young playing manhunt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted July 26, 2015 Author Moderators Share Posted July 26, 2015 Alabama is a beautiful state. What lake is that, I have google earth at the ready. This is at Goat Island near Honeycomb Alabama. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Goat+Island,+Alabama+35976/@34.4299323,-86.3406026,15.37z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x8889fdde480efd57:0x3773c5c1aa22315f 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Nice, right on the Tennesee River. Looks like a lot of nice boating down there. Gotta just love the American South. I like to think of it as my future homeland - for at least six months a year when I retire. My father had a place for many years outside Tampa Florida. Have always found that southerners and northerners ( believe it or not),are quite similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted July 26, 2015 Moderators Share Posted July 26, 2015 Very cool, but no thanks, maby if I went lower first I might get up enough nerve ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted July 26, 2015 Author Moderators Share Posted July 26, 2015 My jump isn't as cool....it's more like...."Oh my gooooooooooosh!!!!". It terrifies me every time I jump but exhilarating nonetheless. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Very cool video, sure looks like fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Very cool, I use to love cliff diving. I think I'd still do it if given the chance or dared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted July 27, 2015 Author Moderators Share Posted July 27, 2015 I definitely will never be diving off of that cliff but there is a smaller 30' cliff that I've dove off of (pretty scary to me). Most of the time I only dive off of the short 15' jump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Excellent video! I need to get one of those GoPro cameras. The picture quality is outstanding. Sorry, but I won't be jumping off any 60' cliffs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Cool, just up the road about 45 minutes from the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted July 27, 2015 Author Moderators Share Posted July 27, 2015 Sea dog, I definitely love the GoPro. I'm able to take it where I would never consider taking my Nikon DSLR. JL, you aren't far from Wakejunkie. He's in Woodville, AL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Yep, we only live once. Of course we do not give that much thought in the teen years, Clif jumping was one of my safer endevors. Growing up i was chewed out by parents, lifeguards, cops, firefighters, dad's friends, mom's friend's, Ice cream man, neighbors, Drill instructors, cheif of the boat, Xo of the midway, flight instructors, doctors, lawyers, FCC, IRS. Good to see someone in this generation put down the phone/video game 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Looks like he is just up the road from me. http://mapq.st/1D3tBQa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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