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Revised zip-line course doubles down on adventure

By Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 17, 2013

~~<p>Suspension bridges. Aerial walkways. Rivers and rain forests bordered by a 2,500-foot-high mountain range.</p>
<p>The setting for Outfitters Kauai's Zipline Trek Nui Nui Loa seems like it was pulled from &quot;Swiss Family Robinson&quot;; it's a spectacular playground for adventurers. The six-hour tour traverses privately owned Kipu Ranch, a 4,000-acre working cattle ranch that's been the backdrop for Hollywood blockbusters such as &quot;Jurassic Park,&quot; &quot;The Descendants,&quot; &quot;Raiders of the Lost Ark&quot; and &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean.&quot;</p>
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Suspension bridges. Aerial walkways. Rivers and rain forests bordered by a 2,500-foot-high mountain range.

The setting for Outfitters Kauai's Zipline Trek Nui Nui Loa seems like it was pulled from "Swiss Family Robinson"; it's a spectacular playground for adventurers. The six-hour tour traverses privately owned Kipu Ranch, a 4,000-acre working cattle ranch that's been the backdrop for Hollywood blockbusters such as "Jurassic Park," "The Descendants," "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Pirates of the Caribbean." Login for more...



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