Sky high obstacles

There's a considerable difference between a park that offers zip lining and what's planned for 60 acres in east Pasco County.

Benjamin Nagengast, CEO of TreeHoppers in Pasco and its Indiana-based parent, White River Zip Lines, says it's like comparing a golf course to ski slopes.

“In a golf course, everything is linear,” says Nagengast, who lives in the Clearwater area. “You have to start at the first hole, and continue all the way through No. 18. But at a ski resort, you take a lift to the top of the mountain, and then decide from there how difficult of a course you want to ski.”