Canopy Tours in Cypress Valley

The Hart family visited Cypress Valley Canopy Tours on a recent trip to Austin.  This is a little about their adventure:

When we arrived at the Cypress Valley Canopy Tours, they suited us up with a helmet, harness, and gloves.

They gave us training on how to take off from the platforms, glide on the zipline and how to land on the next platform.

Before we know it, we were on the first platform and they were locking us onto the zipline.

The first “Zip” is a little scary.  We took off from a platform over 40 feet in the air–don’t look down!

After the first zip trip, we couldn’t wait for the next one.

Our tour included zipping from one 100 foot cypress tree to the next, we also saw the Lofthaven. It is a treehouse that is also a bed and breakfast – you can stay in overnight. What a fun thing to do! We will have to do that the next time we go.

The guide pointed out many interesting sights – one of which was a group of snakes below in the creekbed!

Our experience lasted about a hour and a half.

We were all ready to do it again!

This is a “must-do” if you are in the Austin area and your kids are adventuresome and 8 years old or older.

More information about Cypress Valley Canopy Tours can be found here.

Macey Hart is a Flower Mound mom of two.  She is a photographer who uses a fancy camera when not zipping through the Texas forrests on a zip line.  She can be reached through her website, Macey Hart Photography.

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Lost Pines Resort – Austin area

This summer many Texans are looking into vacations that are closer to home.  Burb Mom loves this idea because there are so many amazing adventures in Texas.

This family vacation idea is from Macey Hart.  Her family traveled down to the Austin area to the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa.

They had a great time and she took these pictures:

Macey thought that it was a great place for families with children.  It is located just 20 minutes outside of Austin so the trip from DFW was just a 1/2 day drive.

Her kids loved the lazy river, pool with slide, and sandy beach area.

They also have bicycles, tricycles, a playground, s’mores at the fire pit each evening, a nature park, bug nets you can check out for hunting, horseback riding and many other activities.

Her family found it a fun vacation spot and spent the weekend, but might return for a week.

“It was very laid back and a relaxing getaway.”

Macey is a Flower Mound mom and photographer.  Her photography can be viewed at her website, Macey Hart Photography.