Jiminy Peak Mountain Adventure Park

I have to say, this was one of the best days I have had in a long, long while.

My sister, brother in law, niece and nephews came to visit a few weeks ago. It was my job to keep them entertained. They live in North Carolina, so I thought it would be nice to give them a bit of exposure to the mountains. They live day in and day out in the flatlands near the shore. Poor guys.

Before my family showed up, I had a flashback of my sister mentioning something about how cool it would be to go down some alpine slides again. We had done this as kids, but it’s been a really long time since we were kids. The alpine slide adventures were usually bundled up with our camping vacations we took about twice a year. Since my sister now has three children of her own, I thought that nothing would be more enjoyable for them than to see what we used to do and to get them acclimated to the thrill of an alpine slide.

But where?

I did a little research and found that Jiminy Peak in Hancock, MA had just what we were looking for. They actually had a whole mountain adventure park. I think it cost $39 for the day to get in and enjoy the mountain coaster, the alpine slides, the giant swing, the chairlift, the rock climbing wall and the bungy trampoline. Man, what a day that would be.

Okay, to make a long story short, we went to Jiminy Peak and had the time of our lives. I have to tell you, there is nothing like sliding down those alpine slides. Each time, you get better and better and faster and faster. My brother in law wiped out twice, so it’s quite easy to go too fast. We raced each time, so things got pretty competitive. He kept beating me, but I managed to squeak out a win the very last time. This was where he experienced one of his wipeouts, so he probably would have won if that didn’t happen.

One more thing…what’s really cool about Jiminy Peak is that they have a whole village at the base of the mountain. We ate at their restaurant called, “John Harvard’s Restaurant & Brewery” which was pretty good. It’s nice to have someplace to relax and drink during a break.

Here are some pictures of the day we had. Awesome.