Zip line receives
‘Redwood Kings’ treatment
Photos Photos by Luke Phillips
Brothers John, left, and Ron Daniels, stars of the Animal Planet show “Redwood Kings” stand in front of a new structure they helped to build as part of a themed zip line attraction at Margarita Adventures in Santa Margarita.
Daniels Woodland gives attraction a gold mine camp theme By Luke Phillips for VINO
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One of the most popular zip line rides at Santa Margarita Adventures just got a little more exciting thanks to the efforts of John and Ron Daniels, owners of Daniels Woodland in Templeton and stars of the reality TV series “Redwood Kings.” The two brothers, along with their crew from Daniels Woodland, integrated a California gold rush theme into the final zip line attraction on the tour. The attraction is called the P.W. Murphy Mining Company after Patrick Murphy who owned Santa Margarita Ranch in the mid-1800s and sold food and supplies to gold miners during the gold rush. Margarita Adventures managing partner Karl Whittstrom said that he met with artists with Daniels Woodland in November to come up with a concept for the zip line. “We came up with this concept to incorporate California history into this zip lining experience,” he said. “We kind of went through a couple of renditions of what they thought they heard and what we thought we were saying and this is the end result and I think that they’ve done a great job.” The attraction sends zip line riders through a water tower structure and towards the mouth of what looks like an abandoned min shaft. Margarita Adventures co-owner Doug Filipponi also said that he was happy with how the attraction turned out. “The landscape here has changed quite a bit since the Daniels guys showed up and they did a beautiful job here and it kind of relates back to not only the beauty of the ranch, but the history of the Murphys and the owners at the time before the railroad,” he said.
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Spring/Summer 2015
Published by the Paso Robles Press
Central Coast Edition VINO