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modiyooch
05-10-2009, 19:21
I was looking at Shutterbugs "done that list" and thought we could start a group list.
1. Caught the Rhododendron Gardens on Roan Mt in full bloom. Absolutely breathtaking. Postcards don't give it justice.
Ox97GaMe
05-10-2009, 21:09
2, Sunset/Sunrise from a really high peak. (My favorite was from 14,500 ft)
Jayboflavin04
05-10-2009, 21:38
3) Woke up at 4 a.m. in a tent with my then 6yr old son out of his sleeping bag his head stuffed in the very corner of the tent, and his underweared butt right in my face.:D
4. Saw the Himalayas, and got a teensy peak at Everest. Didn't get to hike there, though.
Jim Adams
05-11-2009, 00:23
Did a 2,022 mile canoe trip.
geek
World-Wide
05-11-2009, 00:32
Shared the cockpit of a WWII Corsair Aircraft at a depth of 107 feet with a spotted moray eel while diving in Oahu!
Jim Adams
05-11-2009, 00:33
Shared the cockpit of a WWII Corsair Aircraft at a depth of 107 feet with a spotted moray eel while diving in Oahu!
Now that is cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cool:
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World-Wide
05-11-2009, 00:42
Did a 2,022 mile canoe trip.
geek
Not too bad either!! :)
Jim Adams
05-11-2009, 00:51
Not too bad either!! :)
Thanks!
Actually I canoed from Pa. to New Orleans, hiked the AT from Ga. to Me. and then bicycled back to Pa. Took me 13 months...wish that I could leave again tomorrow! 5,178 human powered miles. I have a little over 27,000 miles of canoeing under my belt.
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World-Wide
05-11-2009, 00:54
Thanks!
Actually I canoed from Pa. to New Orleans, hiked the AT from Ga. to Me. and then bicycled back to Pa. Took me 13 months...wish that I could leave again tomorrow! 5,178 human powered miles. I have a little over 27,000 miles of canoeing under my belt.
geek
Definitely in a league of your own! :D
Jim Adams
05-11-2009, 01:00
Definitely in a league of your own! :D
There are alot of people on here with some amazingly cool trips and experiences. I just got lucky with my life...I envy alot of the whiteblazers and the experiences that they have had.:sun
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Jayboflavin04
05-11-2009, 07:22
Thanks!
Actually I canoed from Pa. to New Orleans, hiked the AT from Ga. to Me. and then bicycled back to Pa. Took me 13 months...wish that I could leave again tomorrow! 5,178 human powered miles. I have a little over 27,000 miles of canoeing under my belt.
geek
Did you do all of em with the original factory warranty expired on that vehickle.....you....awesome!!!!!
daddytwosticks
05-11-2009, 07:27
Ventured into the Reactor Building at 100% power of the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Plant. Approx. 130 degrees F and about 98% humidity, not to mention radiation levels. Makes hypothermia while hiking the AT a welcomed (and safe) event. :)
Ox97GaMe
05-11-2009, 18:30
not sure being in the reactor building should be on anyone's must do list. I was inside the one at V.C. Summer Station in SC. Wouldnt care to do that again. Once was enough.
modiyooch
05-11-2009, 18:32
it's not a must do list; but a done that list
Mrs Baggins
05-11-2009, 19:04
The book "1000 Places To See Before You Die".......I can check off 134 of them. So much more to see............
One of the best out of soo many awesome trail experiences was when I was hiking western Maui near acid rocks. I was camped in my hammock on the edge of a 200 ft cliff around 11 P.M listening to my MP3 player when I heard over the sounds of the music what I thought was part of the cliff falling into the water. I took off my headphones and looked out across the full moonlit water. Just then a humpback whale did almost a full breach silhouetted against the full moon as a backdrop. It was so loud and soo unforgettable.
Jim Adams
05-12-2009, 01:52
The book "1000 Places To See Before You Die".......I can check off 134 of them. So much more to see............
what a great idea!
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Phoenixdadeadhead
05-12-2009, 02:05
Rode a freight train from elpaso texas through AZ into Colton CA then north through bakers field, roseville over shasta through Klamath falls, and Eugene. Also from Roseville CA over the rockies through Reno/sparks into Ogden Utah, as well as from Colton to Las vegas. Some of the most amizing things I have ever seen I have seen from a freight train.
Rode a freight train from elpaso texas through AZ into Colton CA then north through bakers field, roseville over shasta through Klamath falls, and Eugene. Also from Roseville CA over the rockies through Reno/sparks into Ogden Utah, as well as from Colton to Las vegas. Some of the most amizing things I have ever seen I have seen from a freight train.
I am applying to CSX and a few other railroad companies. I think I am looking for the continuous adventure.
schnikel
05-12-2009, 18:30
One of the best out of soo many awesome trail experiences was when I was hiking western Maui near acid rocks. I was camped in my hammock on the edge of a 200 ft cliff around 11 P.M listening to my MP3 player when I heard over the sounds of the music what I thought was part of the cliff falling into the water. I took off my headphones and looked out across the full moonlit water. Just then a humpback whale did almost a full breach silhouetted against the full moon as a backdrop. It was so loud and soo unforgettable.
That area is awesome! My wife and I spend three days two nights in Haleakala backpacking in the crater on Maui, also an amazing adventure!!
Hikes in Rain
05-13-2009, 07:48
Saw a triple rainbow in Denali.
sixhusbands
05-13-2009, 08:02
hiked the Kalalau trail on the Nepali coast of Kauai. well worth the airfare and not for the faint of heart
squirrel bait
05-13-2009, 08:43
Snorkled in the lagoon at Diego Garcia in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Who by the way has a resident 18 foot Hammerhead.:eek:
Mrs Baggins
05-14-2009, 07:30
what a great idea!
geek
And a proud, well traveled geek at that. :D
double d
05-14-2009, 13:09
My wife and I spent 2006-2007 New Years eve and day hiking to the top of Springer Mt.(and back).
Had a wild night on the trail with Salma Hayek.
Then I woke up. :D (see my signature)
Lillianp
05-14-2009, 14:05
Hiked the crater rim trail (at least the part we were allowed to) and hiked into the caldera for a short bit, on Kilauea.
Slept in a smelly hotel with bad food on the top of a very beautiful mountain in China.
Keep 'em coming.
Man I gotta start living.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTzA_xesrL8
I've often thought of this scene, and thought about things to do, but haven't done much yet. I am taking greater pleasure in the simpler adventures though, especially those with my daughter. I loved that "butt in the face" 'done that' that someone mentioned. Kids give us alot of crazy moments. I'm making a list of my daughter's moments to read out on here wedding day. Gotta be a few adventures of my own left in me though. :)
I've sailed small boats in some pretty strong winds in alot of crazy places.
It's amazing where you can go and what you can do and with some practice.
I've been meaning to get better at ocean paddling and so forth, and hiking of course.
But those mountain climbing dudes scare the bejeebees out of me. No freek'n way.
Homer&Marje
05-14-2009, 17:15
Did a piece of the Tahoe Rim trail. Unbeatable until I go somewhere better.
Can't beat Fall in the White Mountains.
Waiting to follow in my parents footsteps and spend a year or more in Alaska.
The done that list is so much shorter than the "Man you got to do that" list.:D Truly Jealous Jim
Hiking above the clouds on Mt Washington!
Homer&Marje
05-14-2009, 17:22
To me it doesn't matter where you are if this is what you wake up to.
http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/1/7/8/4/6/sdc10768.jpg
leeki pole
05-14-2009, 17:47
Ran the New York City marathon with a huge grin and lots of tears the whole way. Gave my wife a big kiss at mile 20 and again at mile 23 (1st avenue over to 5th avenue). Who else has seen all five boroughs of New York City in about 4 hours?:D
Roan Creeper
05-14-2009, 19:51
Went on a couple hour mountain bike ride to an uninhabited island on the Carolina Coast only accessible at low tide by fording across an inlet carrying our bikes. Well, we spent too much time cruising around and enjoying the scenery that when we got back to the inlet it was unpassable. We decided to go follow a trail we had seen earlier.
After 5+ hours, running out of water, horse flies, mosquitoes, no seeums, 2 rattlesnakes and crossing a near stagnant creek terrible smelling creek...we made it to a dirt road. We road for a while and finally came upon a beautiful old house and a guy working in a garden. He was surprised to see us as we were to see him. He said we found our way to 100+ acre plantation and told us some history of the place while he drove us to the highway to get back to town.
My wife is now very hesitate to go on "adventures" with me and her dad after this ordeal.