Cliff Jumping at Mazinaw Lake
If you’ve spent any amount of time at Mazinaw, chances are you’ve jumped off a cliff of two. The highest I ever did was 20′, but my brother (and friends) have definitely gone off some of the 60′ levels. To be fair, my dad snorkeled underneath the cliffs where we jumped to ensure that the water was clear and safe, with no giant rocks.
The Provincial Park has big problems with visitors climbing the cliff face (and thus damaging the rock paintings and disturbing local ecosystems) and jumping (normally dangerously as they don’t really know what’s underneath ‘em).
My dad passed along this youtube video. I struggled with whether or not to post it as I can’t make it any more clear than to say that these people are fucking idiots. What they did is extremely dangerous and highly illegal. I do not suggest that anyone do this. Ever. (insert legal I’m not responsible if you choose to do stupid stuff to cover my ass from lawsuits bit here)
But it does give you a pretty good reference about how high the cliff really is.
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holy shit! I can’t believe how stupid some people are. We did the same stuff in Florida in abandoned rock quarries. The views are beautiful, but the jump could be damn dangerous. One of my favorite bike trails runs through an area where for 100 feet or so there is a 2-3 foot land bridge between two 15-30 foot shear drops(depending on the rain). I usually walked my bike across because every once in a while some shit riding the trail from the wrong end would come down and I knew I’d eat it in that game of chicken.