“Man, you gotta put your hands up in the air, like this. That’s the best way.” 

Natalie Oliveras shows off her style on the zip line. (Photo by JD Watson)

And with that, Natalie Oliveras of North Bergen courageously stepped from the platform nearly 60 feet above the pavement and concrete of the go-kart track below, and flew to the next platform.

Well, “flew” might be a stretch. As she was connected by a safety harness to a zip line, her travels were free of the fear of plummeting to the ground below. Still, with her arms stretched out above her head, Oliveras was experiencing a certain semblance of the thrill of flight.

And, truth be told, Olivera’s bravado may have been at least somewhat directed at herself; as she awaited her turn atop…