I'M RIC
>> THERE IS PLENTY TO DO HERE
AT THE BEAUTIFUL OMNI OLMSTEAD
RESORT BUT FOR THOSE SEEKING
MORE OF A RUSH OF EXCITEMENT
THERE IS A BRAND-NEW ZIP LINE
OPTION THAT WILL DEFINITELY GET
YOUR ADRENALINE GOING
>> WE LOVE IT.
ALL THE GUYS APPEAR, EVERY DAY
WE GET OUT THERE LAUGHING AND
GOOFING AROUND AND HAVING A
GOOD TIME AND MAKING SURE
EVERYONE IS SAFE AND GETS THAT
ADRENALINE RUSH BEFORE THEY
LEAVE.
YOU ARE LOCKED IN.
>> CORY IS ONE OF THE MANY
GUIDES WHO
WILL HELP YOU GET
THAT RUSH.
HIS JOB IS TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE
LOCKED IN , SECURE, AND SAFE.
YOUR JOB, JUST TO HAVE FUN.
>> WHEN YOU COME HERE FOR THE
ZIP LINING YOU ARE GOING TO GET
RIGGED UP AND ALL YOU ARE GOING
TO DO IS HOLD ON TO YOUR YELLOW
TETHER HERE
.
WE DO THE HANDPICKING AND
EVERYTHING FOR YOU
SO THE ONLY
THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS
HAVE
FUN.
RELAX, ENJOY THE BREEZE ,
>> THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT
OPTIONS FOR A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DO THE MEGA
ZIP WHICH IS A 1300 FOOT THAT
WITH SPEEDS OF UP TO 35 MILES
PER HOUR.
OR YOU CAN DO THE RIDGE RUNNER
TO WORK WHICH INCLUDES 12 TOURS
THROUGH THE TREES WHICH THEN
TAKES YOU TO THE MEGA ZIP.
>> WE HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT
ZIP LINES AND THEN YOU HAVE THE
SNEAKING REPELS WE THROW IN ON
YOU.
WE HAVE SOME GOOD
OPTIONS FOR
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.
THE RIDGE RUNNER WE KEEP YOU
CLOSE TO THE GROUND .
THE GUEST KIND OF FEED OFF
THAT
THEY GET THAT ADRENALINE RUSH.
>> I CHOSE TO HEAD ONTO THE
RIDGE RUNNER SAID TO HER WHICH
TAKES YOU TO THE TOP OF THE SKI
AREA.
EACH OF THE ZIP LINES TAKES YOU
THROUGH THE TREETOPS AND SPANS
MORE THAN 4000 FEET.
EACH ONE OFFERING INCREDIBLE
VIEWS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND
GREAT CHALLENGES.
>> OH MY GOSH.
>> I WAS TOLD THAT I MAY BE
REQUIRED TO REPEL DOWN ANOTHER
ZIP LINE.
HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK THAT
INFORMATION REGISTERED.
WHEN IT CAME TIME TO ACTUALLY
DO THE REPEL I WAS NEARLY
PARALYZED WITH FEAR.
SEEING THERE WAS NO WAY OUT, I
MANAGED TO MUSTER UP ENOUGH
COURAGE TO SUCCESSFULLY REPEL
TO THE NEXT ZIP BUT LET ME TELL
YOU, I WAS SCARE
ONCE I COMPLETED IT I REALIZED
THERE WAS NO REASON TO BE.
YOU LITERALLY HOLD ON AND THE
LOWER YOU DOWN.
IT DEFINITELY LOOKED SCARIER
THAN IT ISTHE LAST ZIP TAKES
YOU ON THE RED TILT RAZOR, A
1300 FOOT LONG ZIP THAT TAKES
YOU ALL THE WAY DOWN THE
MOUNTAIN LODGE.
AN EXHILARATING RIDE YOU DON'T
WANT TO MISS.
FOR AN EXHILARATING EXPERIENCE
FOR YOUR PALATE, DON'T MISS THE
CULINARY DELIGHTS HERE AT
JEFFERSON.
THE RESTAURANT NOW HAS A NEW
CULINARY TEAM
LED BY EXECUTIVE
CHEF .
ALONG WITH EXECUTIVE SOUS CHEF
JOHN FERGUSON AND EXECUTIVE
PASTRY CHEF WAYNE KI
>> I CAME TO THE HOMESTEAD TO
CAPTURE LOCAL FLAVORS OF
VIRGINIA.
THAT IS OUR GOAL HERE.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE GETTING LAMP
FROM LOCAL FARMS ABOUT 20
MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD ALONG
WITH OUR FRESH PRODUCE AND WE
HAVE OUR OWN AVERY.
WE ARE PRODUCING OUR OWN HONEY
ALONG WITH OUR OWN CHEF GARDEN.
I GO OUT AND COLLECT RAMPS
WHICH HE WAS THE LEADER IN
DISHES.
>> DISHES LIKE THIS SHORT RIB
WITH SMOKE POTATOES AND ESSENCE
OF SPRING.
>> WE USE THE VIRGINIA WHILE
DUE.IT IS RAISED THREE HOURS
FROM THE HOMESTEAD RESORT WE
HAVE A SMALL FARM THERE
PRODUCING THAT.
WE COOK THAT FOR 72 HOURS AND
THEN WE SEAR IT OFF AND BASIC.
A VERY RICH WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF ROASTED BONE MARROW FOR
ADDED RICHNESS
IT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR
EMPLOYEES AT THE RESORT THAT
BRINGS THE AND WE GO THROUGH
THEM AND WE SHALL THEM SCRATCH,
BLANCHET,
INTO A BRIGHT PURIE .
>> THEY ALSO PLEADED ANOTHER
EDITION FEATURES CALLED TRIO OF
LAMB FEATURING LAMB CROQUETTES,
A SMOKED LEG OF LAMB
, AND
PISTACHIO CRUSTED LAMB LOIN
WITH WILD RAMPS AND SOLVE A
BEEN RAGU.
ALL INGREDIENTS EMBODY THE
FRESHNESS OF THE SEASON.
>>IS GROWN IN OUR SPRINGS WERE
HERE ON PROPERTY.
PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE
FRESHNESS.
WHEN YOU GO PICK WATER CREST
AND SERVE IT 20 MINUTES LATER.
IT IS, WOW.
THE FLAVOR INTENSITY OF THE
HAPPINESS AND THE FLORAL LIST
OF THE FRESHNESS.
THESE ARE SIMPLE FLAVORS FOUND
RIGHT HERE
.
THE MUSHROOMS AGAIN ALL
MENTIONED, YOU CAN FIND THEM IN
THE BACKYARD OF MY HOUSE.
PEOPLE BRING THEM IN ALL DAY
LONG.
LOCAL, WILD AND FRESH.
>> FOR DESSERTHE CREATES
DISHES HE WON'T SEE ANYWHERE
ELSE
WITH CREATIONS LIKE THIS CHERRY
JUBILEE AND CHOCOLATE TRIO .
YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU MADE ROOM
FOR DESSERT.
WHEN YOU BOOK YOUR NEXT VISIT
TO THE OMNI HOSTED RESORT, BE
SURE TO MAKE TIME TO TAP INTO
YOUR ADVENTUROUS SIDE.
YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID.
>>> MY MOUTH IS WATERING FROM
LOOKING AT ALL THE FOOD.
YOU SHOULD MAKE YOUR PLANS TO
VISIT.
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