HoneyBBQ
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Post by HoneyBBQ on Sept 22, 2014 15:23:36 GMT -5
To answer OP, I guess I have a few. I've been in zero gravity -- I've been in NASA's vomit comet, twice, on two separate occasions. The first I was sicker than a dog. The second time was a blast. Yes, being weightless is absolutely as cool as you think it could possibly be. I played Division 1 college soccer. Not as fun as it sounds. I've done some really, really amazing backpacking trips and seen amazing places in Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, New Zealand, etc. A girl with a PhD in a STEM? I guess that's pretty rare, too. My favorite 'accomplishment' is having my daughter.  |
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Post by billisonboard on Sept 22, 2014 15:26:29 GMT -5
Hiking all sections of the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington State. (Disclaimer: Done over multiple summers, not in one straight stretch). PCT is on my bucket list. As is about 20 more trails, of course. Have you done Wonderland? My hiking partner of that time was not welcome on the Wonderland Trail so I did not/have not. I lost him a couple of years ago. Still difficult to get onto trails. |
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Post by HoneyBBQ on Sept 22, 2014 15:30:13 GMT -5
PCT is on my bucket list. As is about 20 more trails, of course. Have you done Wonderland? My hiking partner of that time was not welcome on the Wonderland Trail so I did not/have not. I lost him a couple of years ago. Still difficult to get onto trails. I understand. Sorry for your loss. I think (s)he would want you to keep on hiking and doing what you love.  |
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tskeeter
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Post by tskeeter on Sept 23, 2014 15:59:51 GMT -5
Greatest athletic achievement - top 10 finish in a cross country ski race.
There were seven of us. I got 7th place. And the lantern rouge award. (The lantern rouge is the red lantern hanging on the caboose at the back end of a train.)
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Post by tskeeter on Sept 23, 2014 16:05:53 GMT -5
OK, more seriously. My brother and I probably still hold the bicycle relay team record for riding across Minnesota. Hendricks to Red Wing, 253 miles in 9 1/2 hours. An average speed of about 26 1/2 miles an hour. Can you say saddle sore?
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