“Everyone put your phones away, this is a confidential shoot, no pictures please,” said a female member of Miley Cyrus‘ entourage after the Hannah Montana star walked past our group to the next area of the course.
Yes, Miley Cyrus was at Mount Hermon the same day that I decided to attempt the Sequoia Aerial Adventure. This was completely unintentional and irrelevant to my adventure but Like a Wrecking Ball seemed like a good title to the post because I wasn’t exactly graceful on the course…

I was nervous as I put on my harness and listened to the safety instructions from the staff. This was the first time I had tried something like this and I didn’t know what to expect. You’re not in any danger, because you’re in a harness that is hooked up to two steel clamps which magnetically attached to steel wires throughout the course. That being said, the feeling of danger definitely is still there.

You start off easy and it gets harder as you go through the two-hours of obstacles, and they range from 50-80 feet above ground in the redwood trees. I started off very afraid and clingy to the platforms but loosened up as we went through. There are two zip lines in the course and I think they were my favorite part. I wasn’t able to complete the course with the bungee jump ending, but only four out of the ten people in my group did.

I really enjoyed the progress I made throughout the course and the thrill of being so high up and trying things you only see in movies. It was another experience that I never imagined having and is a great way to switch things up for a day. The two-hour course costs $65.00 per person and the mountain is located just 10 minutes away from the beaches of Santa Cruz. I definitely recommend it.