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Outside Magazine's January 2006 issue lists there top 20 things to do

I finally looked at that list. Quite an interesting list for coming from Outside Magazine.

For those in the USA, National Geographic came out with a "top 100 outdoor adventures" a few years back. If you haven't seen it here it is:

1. Rafting the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona
2. Sea Kayaking the Na Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii
3. DogSledding in the Brooks Range, Alaska
4. Mountain Biking Kokopelli’s Trail, Colorado and Utah
5. Hiking the Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah
6. Skiing Corbet’s Couloir, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
7. Climbing the El Capitan, Yosemite
8. Hiking the Presidential Range Traverse, New Hampshire
9. Competing in the “Beast” Adventure Race, Alaska Range
10. Diving Bonne Terre Mine, Bonne Terre, Missouri
11. Surfing Oahu’s North Shore, Hawaii
12. Paddling the Forks of the Kern, California
13. Climbing Mount McKinley, Alaska
14. Mountain Biking the White Rim Trail, Moab, Utah
15. Horseback Trekking into Monument Valley, Arizona
16. Exploring Dark Canyon Wilderness, Utah
17. Hiking the Northern Loop, Glacier National Park, Montana
18. Road Cycling from Old Fort to Hickory Nut Gorge, North Carolina
19. Hiking into Hells Canyon and Rafting the Snake River, Idaho
20. Hiking the Cirque of Towers, Wyoming
21. Heli-Skiing in the Chugach Mountains, Alaska
22. Ski Jumping in Park City, Utah
23. Climbing the Middle Teton, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
24. Mountain Biking the Teddy Roosevelt Connect, North Dakota
25. Canoeing the Boundary Waters, Minnesota
26. Paddling the Bruneau River, Idaho
27. Biking the Enchanted Circle, New Mexico
28. Kayaking the Gunnison River, Black Canyon, Colorado
29. Sea Kayaking in Prince William Sound, Alaska
30. Skiing the Ruby Mountains, Nevada
31. Kayaking the Narrows of the Green River, North Carolina
32. Night-Vision Rafting in Vail, Colorado
33. Biking the Kingdom Trails, Vermont
34. Delivering Mail by Plane with Mike Dorris, Idaho
35. Fishing the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho
36. Cycling Alaska Highways
37. Mountain Biking the Great Divide Route, Montana and Wyoming
38. Cave Diving at Live Oak/Branford, Florida
39. Surfing Yakutat Bay, Alaska
40. Climbing Mount Shasta and Skiing Down the Avalanche Gulch Route, California
41. Road Tripping in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona
42. Canoeing Everglades National Park, Florida
43. Kayaking the Little River Canyon, Alabama
44. Biking the Durango Single Track, Colorado
45. Skiing the Olympic Downhill Course at Snowbasin, Utah
46. Paddling the Selway River, Idaho
47. Mountain Lion Tracking, Pocatello, Idaho
48. Skiing the Minturn Mile, Vail, Colorado
49. Biking the Natchez Trace, Tennessee and Mississippi
50. Bodysurfing The Wedge, Newport Beach, California
51. Driving Highway 50, Nevada
52. Skiing the Ridge at Bridger Bowl, Montana
53. Motorcycling up Highway 1, California
54. Hiking the Outer Mountain Loop, Texas
55. Drift Diving the Ringbolt Rapids, Colorado River, Nevada and Arizona
56. Rafting and Fishing the Goodnews River, Alaska
57. Grass Skiing at Bryce Resort, Basye, Virginia
58. Climbing the KeyHole Route, Longs Peak, Colorado
59. Cross-country Skiing the 10th Mountain Division Hut System, Colorado
60. Paddling the Chattooga, Georgia and South Carolina
61. Skiing the Bruce Backcountry Trail, Stowe, Vermont
62. Diving the Channel Islands, California
63. Paddling the New and Gauley Rivers, West Virginia
64. Tarpon Fly-Fishing, Florida
65. Road biking, Monroe and Lawrence Counties, Indiana
66. Swimming with Manatees, Crystal River, Florida
67. Hiking the Boulder Grand Traverse, Colorado
68. Floating the Green River, Colorado and Utah
69. Kayaking the San Juan Islands, Washington
70. Climbing at Red River Gorge, Kentucky
71. Canoeing the Upper Missouri River, Montana
72. Circumnavigating Mount St. Helens, Washington
73. Hiking the John Muir Trail to Mount Whitney, California
74. Skiing the Interconnect in Cottonwood Canyons, Utah
75. Sailing from Key West to the Dry Tortugas, Florida
76. Ice Climbing the Black Dike, New Hampshire
77. Driving the Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii
78. Biking Around Shenandoah Mountain, Virginia
79. Surfing the Lunch Counter, Snake River, Near Jackson, Wyoming
80. Canoeing the Upper Iowa River, Iowa
81. Hiking the Minong Ridge Trail, Isle Royale, Michigan
82. Kayaking the Sea Islands, Georgia
83. Hiking the Southern Section of The 100-Mile Wilderness, Maine
84. Riding the Magnum XL-200, Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
85. Digging for Dinosaurs, Montana
86. Tree Climbing in Atlanta, Georgia
87. Paragliding in Owens Valley, California
88. Hiking the Buffalo River Trail, Arkansas
89. Paddling the Illinois River, Oregon
90. Skiing off the KT-22 Chairlift, Squaw Valley, California
91. Sea Kayaking the Maine Island Trail
92. Surfing Hurricane Waves up the East Coast
93. Windsurfing the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon and Washington
94. Hiking the Appalachian Trail, Southern Virginia
95. Touring the Sonoran Desert by Hummer, Arizona
96. Sea Kayaking in the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior, Wisconsin
97. Sailing in San Francisco Bay, California
98. Exploring the Pineapple Garden Maze, Oahu, Hawaii
99. Racing in the Birkebeiner, Wisconsin
100. Canoeing the Niobrara River, Nebraska

Hmm, I wrote up a list of 100 Things To Do Before I Die about ten years ago.. I wonder where that is... and whether I've done any of those things over the last few years.

I can't imagine living life by a list.

Fly to Ulan Bator, buy a horse and a falcon, and ride out into the steppes

Spend some TIME sailing the pacific islands

Speak many other languages

Live in India for a good long while

See the Potala palace

Fall in love

Have children

Make CHANGE for the better

I've become really interested in participating in the Plymouth - Dakar Rally. I am charmed by the idea of this ultimate crazy road trip in a beater of a vehicle.

Also on my list:

- Canoe through the Kickapoo River Valley in Wisconsin
- Hike the Laerdal Historic Route in Norway
- Camp for a few weeks during the whale calving season in Laguna Ojo de Liebre, Mexico
- A combination of boating and camping through French Polynesia
- Winter hike through Death Valley
- Hike the Inca Trail
- Hike through Vézelay and surrounds
- Some combination of boating/camping/walking along Lake Lucerne

learn to sail.

go dog sledding.

go long distance camping on horseback.

1. Hike the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia

2. Cross the Danakil Desert, Eritrea / Djibouti

3. Trek the mountains of Badakshan, Afghanistan

4. Wander Socotra Island, Yemen

5. Travel by camel through the Western Sahara, Mauritania

6. Hike the Valleys of the Castles of the Assassins, Iran

7. Sail the River Niger by piroque

8. Visit Freetown and the surrounding beaches, Sierra Leone

9. Trek around Kamchatka, Russia

10. Kayak the Sudd Wetlands, Sudan

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98. Exploring the Pineapple Garden Maze, Oahu, Hawaii

Lol, that's the only thing on that list I've done. And I don't see what's very outdoorsy-adventurous about it. Although, I was the only one in my group of 6 to make it out having gone to each of the stations. And it was raining, hard.



a short version of my life list is:
Make a souffle
Learn to ski
See the northern lights
Take a gap year (will do in 23 days!)
Learn to speak German, Swedish, French, and Spanish
Volunteer in Africa
Climb Kilimanjaro
Learn how to make Swedish pancakes by heart