Zip, Dip and Sip

By Tamara MC Our group drove into Del Rio Vineyard Estate, located midway between Medford and Grants Pass, and parked near an ample timber arch with the words Del Rio hung from the crossbeam. The vineyard opened beyond it in straight rows, green to gold in the afternoon light, and the Rogue River ran close by, bright below the old Rock Point Bridge. (Del Río means “of the river.”) Exhilarated from my first whitewater run, I was ready to relax. The day began hours earlier and miles away. The Zip, Dip and Sip Tour spanned a full day: a zipline course, deli lunch, whitewater float and the tasting, with a shuttle handling the driving between stops. SOLID GROUND My friends spent the morning on the ziplines. (I am afraid of heights, so I skipped that part and met them at lunch.) They geared up at a replica mining town, then rode a five-line course with Rogue Valley ZipLine Adventures, high over old gold country, looking out at the Table Rocks and Mount McLoughlin. They cam

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