Our family drove from the Vail area (2+ hours) to Captain Ziplines because they offer both a ropes course and zip line course. It was well worth the trip!
We (2 parents in our 50's and 5 children/children-in-laws ages 24 - 28) had a blast. We did the ropes course in the morning (recommended in the summer as the afternoon can get pretty hot as the ropes course is in a kind of canyon) and had Tony and Reya as our guides. There were probably about 15 people total including other families and we never felt rushed or had to wait to get on one of the many courses. The best thing about the ropes course portion was that each person could pursue adventure at their own comfort level and a little beyond! (everyone had to complete one of the lowest difficulty level courses at first - but it was still up there). Us oldies did all we could handle on the courses in the first two levels and that was perfect and took the whole tour time (about 2.5 hours), while 2 of the “youngsters” ended up doing the double black course (hardest) at the end. The guides determine when you can move up a color based on your adeptness with the courses (ie, you don't have to proceed straight through each "color" course to get to the most challenging). Reya and Tony were ready to give support (including getting on an obstacle to assist in a landing) when needed and provided constant encouragement. We all left excited, exhilarated, satisfied (and somewhat exhausted). Some of the courses are not for the faint of heart but we all felt totally safe even if overcoming a fear level!
We took the 2.5 hour break between ropes and ziplining and went into Salida and sat in a beautiful, shaded park (with picnic tables) along the Arkansas River. There are plenty of restaurants in the town (we brought a picnic).
We returned for the afternoon of ziplining and had Reya and Brandon as our guides. Again, we all enjoyed all of the lines (of varying lengths, heights, and speeds that cross beautiful canyons) and had a great time. We particularly enjoyed watching a fearless young girl (eight years old!) fly across the canyons :-).
Each participant had different highlights and we split with who liked what more.
We would recommend this company and this adventure if you are looking for either/both types of fun.