Adventure Question....

[Coach Potter]

Is there anyone out there over 40 who has always wanted to do some sort of “outdoor adventure” but hasn’t?

In this context, I’m defining adventure as something that is done outside in a big wild place (wilderness or roadless), longer in duration (5+days), physically demanding (something that would require training to prepare for), involves fishing or hunting, and lastly gives you a bit of the butterflies when you envision it. The kind of feeling that is a combination of excitement with a touch of doubt or fear.

I made fishing or hunting part of the equation because we all fish, many of us hunt, and those added elements change the dynamic of a wilderness adventure…they become the focal point of why you would do something of this nature. It makes the adventure different than say a through hike or big bike ride.

The follow up question…

If you want to but haven't, what do you believe are your barriers to entry? Is it time, lack of knowledge, a belief it’s too late, physical limitations etc.? Your reasons can be anything, just tells us what has kept you from doing something like this if it’s something you’ve wanted to do. If adventure doesn’t interest you then this is irrelevant.

 

[Salmo_g]

That float trip sounds like a really cool idea...Grand Canyon as well. There is something about moving water travel that has always been really exciting to me.

I've been thinking about joining a Grand Canyon rafting trip this past year. After last week, I'm not so sure. Yeah, the rapids would be a blast, but the stretches in between are slower than I ever imagined. We did what's called a haul back trip last week. An outfitter hauled us along with kayaks as far upriver from Lee's Ferry as we wanted, and then we paddled our way back down. We opted for 10 miles, to petroglyph beach, for the archeological aspects and because we had planned for a 1-day trip instead of 2. Laughs on me; I thought we would actually fish and paddle our way back to Lee's Ferry. But no! That 10 miles was about 1 mile of river float and 9 miles of flatwater paddling. I kept wishing I had my canoe because that would have been twice as fast. So I'm not so sure about committing to a 13-day float down the Colorado - that canyon is over 200 miles long! And much of the river moves dead slow.

 

[goinoregon]

I've been thinking about joining a Grand Canyon rafting trip this past year. After last week, I'm not so sure. Yeah, the rapids would be a blast, but the stretches in between are slower than I ever imagined. We did what's called a haul back trip last week. An outfitter hauled us along with kayaks as far upriver from Lee's Ferry as we wanted, and then we paddled our way back down. We opted for 10 miles, to petroglyph beach, for the archeological aspects and because we had planned for a 1-day trip instead of 2. Laughs on me; I thought we would actually fish and paddle our way back to Lee's Ferry. But no! That 10 miles was about 1 mile of river float and 9 miles of flatwater paddling. I kept wishing I had my canoe because that would have been twice as fast. So I'm not so sure about committing to a 13-day float down the Colorado - that canyon is over 200 miles long! And much of the river moves dead slow.

i did the +200 mile grand canyon trip, and it was way better than i had imagined. yes, lots of slack water, but good time to relax and think about everything. the contrasts are big. if u can get on a canyon trip, i would do it.

 

[Peyton00]

Trips, explorations, adventures or just getting out off their ass and away from their TV 's.....
What I have witnessed throughout the years are people finding a reason to go, and some looking really hard for any reason not to go.

My father turns 85 this year, thou he doesn't downhill ski anymore, he is still active and rides his bike most days of the week.

He calls people lounging around wasting their time/lives " Bored to Death" ....and since they don't use it, they soon lost it.


Life is not a dress rehearsal.