Adventure Life List

January 1st, 2006

I’ve been working on an adventure life list in my head for while. Only recently have I started talking about it. Last fall I qualified for the Boston Marathon. When I qualified, I thought, “Great,” now I can check that off my list. But I never really had a “list.” More like a bunch of ideas rolling around in my head. So consider this a start:

• Qualify for the Boston Marathon I’ll be running in this year’s Boston Marathon on April 17

• Qualify for Ironman Hawaii
(My third attempt to qualify will be at Ironman USA in July)

• Ride across America. Be it solo, with a tour, or a small group of friends.

• Ride an entire Tour de France course.

• Learn to surf. After spending a week watching people surf in Maui, I’ve got to learn.

• Climb all 53 of Colorado’s 14ers. I’ve climbed 1 - Mt. Evans - but it was by car so that doesn’t count.

• Hike the Appalachian Trail. At least a portion of it.

• Travel to all 7 continents. Preferably in connection with a sporting event, either as spectator or participant.

• Walk the Great Wall of China.

• Explore the pyramids of Egypt

• Learn to Sea Kayak and paddle with killer whales
then go to the Galapagos to paddle with the turtles.

There’s more, but I think this is a good start.

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