The Tower

Here it is as promised, The Tower. This picture doesn’t really do it justice, especially since it was over cast when I took it. The Tower is an old ski stanchion from Stevens Pass Ski Resort that has been stuck in the ground next to the lake. The first step is the hardest both on the climb up and the drop down. On the way up the latter on the stanchion starts about 3.5ft up from the ground so I had to lift myself up with my arms to be able to reach the first step with my knee. Then on the way down the platform is 30ft about the water surface so there is a real point of letting go and trusting when you make that step.

So we get to the lake on Thursday and I’m am talking to one of my friends who is willing to try just about anything and she is telling I really need to do The Tower, she had done it twice the day before and really enjoyed it. She told me I really needed to go off of it with her. I told her that with my bad foot I just didn’t know if I wanted to take the chance. From that height the water is hard, so you need to be able to point your feet and go in toes first. I knew that would be very painful with my foot. But sure enough after a quick trip to our hotel and then back out to the lake, I put on my suit and there is a group of others up on The Tower preparing to jump off. I climb the tower step up onto the platform and without stopping to think about it I took off the tower.

So did I feel a rush of adrenaline, or a feeling of flying like one of the other kids was talking about? Nope it was no real thought at all except protect my foot. I hit the water and instincts took over and I swam to the surface. I came up did a quick inventory and hadn’t hurt my foot, “Yahoo, I had jump from The Tower.”