Skydivers Seek Thrills

Skydiving instructor Rogers Stack stands in the doorway of the airplane with his client, Lisa Rivera of Richland, just before leaping out of the airplane on a tandem more than two miles above Ritzville, Wash., Thursday. Stack skydives in flipflops. Stack works for West Plains Skydiving, which is based on a tiny air strip near Ritzville. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley)

It could be the speed, or the rush of air as you free fall 7,500 feet in about 45 seconds. Instructors offer the easy float back to earth or carnival-ride like turns. But most people who skydive just want to do it all over again. “I snowboard and I ride motorcycles,” said Anthony Snyder of Spokane. “But this is the biggest quick rush out of all of them.” The skies provide one of the most exhilarating experiences of extreme sports and only one family-owned business provides that service in the Spokane area. West Plains Skydiving is located just a tumbleweed roll shy of Ritzville on 100 acres just south of Interstate 90. The company offers tandem jumps on Thursday through Monday for anyone seeking a thrill they are likely to remember as long as they live/ Thomas Clouse , SR. More here .

Question: Have you ever considered skydiving?