Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Summits!

Quandary,

bierstadt, Grey's and torreys,

  yale

Pass in Peru


Pass on Nepal


Volcano in Indonesia

Skydiving-July 2013-C

On the list

ICeland- Heidi and I almost did this in 2012, but we ended up in Honduras instead.  It is still on my list

Africa

An island trip where I boat from island to island with my kayak, scuba, and sup gear...Maldives ;)

Patagonia-one I do a little more back country training!

New Zealand/Australia- I have no excuses now that I know so many people over there!

Hawaii-trying to make this happen for spring break-I learned about the Kalalau trail from my friend Leah who did it summer 2014.  I am dying to hike the trail and the kayak the coast as well as see the canyon on Kauai and SUP and surf in the waters.

Ski in Japan.

Have a close encounter with a whale in a kayak or while scuba diving.

Lead my own yoga/hike/SUP/kayak retreat!!!!!!!

Skydive Dubai

Banff

More ice climbing!

Turkey Greece Croatia 

Conundrum-Fall 2014-C

Conundrum Hot springs

Books

There were some books that just made a difference in my life.  I have always wanted to have them all in one place so...

Veronika Decides to Die  Paulo Coehlo
Guns, Germs, and Steel  Jared Diamond
Shantaram  Gregory David Roberts
Three Cups of Tea  Greg Mortenson
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle  Barbara Kingsolver
Longitudes and Attitudes  Thomas Friedman
Overthrow  Steven Kinzer
1984 George Orwell


Top 10's (11's)

TTop 11 sights:
Water off the coasts of Thailand-stunning!


Coral canyons and sea-life in Utila (Honduras)


Macchu Picchu (Peru)

Angkor Wat (Cambodia)

Glaciers in Alaska

Cliff hike in Portugal to hidden caves that we had to swim to

Salt flats in Bolivia that had flamingos

Fjords of Norway


Almalfi Coast of Italy


Christiania in Copenhagen (I loved Copenhagen)


City life in London and New York City
Lightning storm on mainland Honduras seen from utila

Top 11 experiences:
Having my thyroid removed in Costa Rica because I didn't have insurance
Hitch hiking around Alaska just because we could
Yoga retreat with Schuyler Grant at Xinalani
Annapurna Circuit with blisters


Healing from a breakup in Indonesia-Bali, Ubud, Yoga Barn, Gili Islands, Volcano
Kayaking/hiking/ice climbing/bears/boys in Alaska

Blue Hole Dive in Belize

Learning that I love to surf, SUP, kayak, and scuba even though I've always been a mountain girl
Dune buggy rides in Peru around the oasis city of

Dropping everything to move to Steamboat for a winter without a job

Studying abroad

Top 10 lows:
Motorcycle accident in Costa Rica
Getting denied entrance into Canada for a romantic weekend because my ex had a DUI 8 years ago
Cold/long/loud bus rides in S.America
Bathroom situation in Nepal homestay


Being underwhelmed in Sedona


Getting sick in the middle of a long bus ride to Cambodia with no working bathroom.
Paris alone because there was a strike on my train to the coast.


Staying up all night in Milan on the streets with a bunch of random people
Breakdown in Java
missing my boat from Sweden to Finland.