Up in the Air

However adventurous you choose to be, your Getaway begins today in northeastern Connecticut. If you’re in the mood to get a mega-dose of air, Skydive Danielson is ready to drop you out of an airplane. They say they specialize in first-timers.

If you prefer something that’s also in the air but a little closer to the ground, there’s The Adventure Park at Storrs, which runs zip lines and aerial rope courses through five wooded acres. The regimen includes bridges, rope ladders and zip lines. You can devise your own course and proceed at your own pace.

Located in close proximity to one another, Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park in Portland and Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort in Middlefield offer activities designed to get you off your couch and into the air. Brownstone Park offers rides on its 14 zip lines, some of which end up splashing you into the quarry waters, and one of which drops you down bungee-like – upside down! Meanwhile, at Powder Ridge there are mountain-biking trails galore. How much air can you get? Well, that’s up to you.

Legendary Lake Compounce Amusement Park features lots of roller coasters and thrill rides. For a more stately trip, take the Sky Ride, a scenic half-hour trip up to the hilltop behind the park. Feet dangling in the air, lovely views – what’s not to like?

One more chance to get your feet off the ground – this time in the “aerial forest park” also known as The Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport. High in the trees are 11 different color-coded trails, ranging from beginner to advanced, that invite you to devise your own way to get from limb to limb (don’t worry, you’re “always locked-on” to a safety line.