I was thinking about
life lists today - looming birthdays tend to do that to me. I realized that if I really want to start kicking things off my list, that I'd better get my ass in gear - it's a long list.
1) Hike the
Pacific Crest Trail
2) Hike the
Appalacian Trail
3) Sail from the
Florida Keys to the
Yucatan, stopping at all islands along the way.
Hitching boats would be fine.
4) Ride horseback across the continental U.S. Preferably always on back roads. Be a bum along the way, as in, bum pasture and feed and camping spots from people I meet along the way.
5) Ride freights from
Alaska to the lower 48.
6) Live in
Juneau, or somewhere else near to arctic circle for a summer.
7) Hike across france, or at least
Provence.
8) Go around the world.
9) Spend a summer in Florence, for
Helen.
10) Sail in the Mediterranian.
I've already:
Fought forest fires
Ridden on the release tube of an
air tanker
Flown a helicopter
Climbed
Mt. Rainier
Skied down
Mt. Adams.
Skied down
Mt. Shasta.
Walked on
Denali.
Lived in
Alaska.
Climbed
Outer Space.
Climbed
Godzilla.
Had a baby.
Had cancer.
Gotten married (twice).
Gotten divorced (once, DV).
Sailed in the Carribean.
Visited the
Nine Ladies.
Been on an archaeological dig.
Run a project with a budget over 9 million dollahs.
Tipped over a sailboat.
Had knee surgery (twice), tonsils gone (once),
gone Amazonian (once), many crowns, nearsighted as hell. Trying not to lose any more body parts.
Travelled to far places.
Butchered a hog.
Buried loved ones.
Gotten bachelor's degrees and master's degrees. PhD?
More later.
Looks like I'd better get busy.
What are yours?