Any adrenaline junkies?

[Apoco]

Going to my first kayak rolling class tonight...if I can get off of work in time. Hopefully by late May I'll be comfortable enough to run the Hiawassee (an easier river about 2 hours from me). Then come June or July I want to be able to hit the Ocoee.
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[RWhisenand]

I'd love to try skydiving! Will one day.

My passion in life has been mostly raceing MX. I've done so for the better part of two decades. Since my wife raced too it made things easer. Since my body has been feeling the effects of those races, surguries, broken bones etc. I've had to find another outlet for an adrenaline fix. Tried golf, and trap shooting but found car racing to be the only subsitute. I currently race a highly modifyed Porsche 944 in SCCA trials.

Oh yea in my youth I was a ski bumb for a couple winters, one in Jackson Hole, and another in Summit county CO. Also worked in the industry for 4 years where I skied every day at Big Sky MT.

I'd still love to give parasailing a try! Glad you had a great time!

[Apoco]

Originally Posted by RWhisenand

I'd love to try skydiving! Will one day.

My passion in life has been mostly raceing MX. I've done so for the better part of two decades. Since my wife raced too it made things easer. Since my body has been feeling the effects of those races, surguries, broken bones etc. I've had to find another outlet for an adrenaline fix. Tried golf, and trap shooting but found car racing to be the only subsitute. I currently race a highly modifyed Porsche 944 in SCCA trials.

Oh yea in my youth I was a ski bumb for a couple winters, one in Jackson Hole, and another in Summit county CO. Also worked in the industry for 4 years where I skied every day at Big Sky MT.

I'd still love to give parasailing a try! Glad you had a great time!

I keep waiting for the desire to get back up there and do paragliding away...but it isn't going away >.<.

I'm gonna look into really doing the licensing and see about picking up some beginner gear. It isn't a cheap thing - but the investment is all right up front. Then it is practically free from there.

Also - I had a TON of fun at the kayak rolling class. It was tough and I'm sore - but it is definitely something I am going to keep doing. I managed to successfully roll by myself once - just need to have a couple of more nights of practice in a pool then I'll go hit up the Hiawassee with my brother
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[RWhisenand]

Originally Posted by Apoco

I keep waiting for the desire to get back up there and do paragliding away...but it isn't going away >.<.

I'm gonna look into really doing the licensing and see about picking up some beginner gear. It isn't a cheap thing - but the investment is all right up front. Then it is practically free from there.

Also - I had a TON of fun at the kayak rolling class. It was tough and I'm sore - but it is definitely something I am going to keep doing. I managed to successfully roll by myself once - just need to have a couple of more nights of practice in a pool then I'll go hit up the Hiawassee with my brother
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Excellent! Keep us posted. Kayaking looks like so much fun. While I was in the USAF I was stationed in Colorado Springs, I was a volunteer white water raft guide for our bases' MWR (Moral Welfare and Recreation) department and we would take weekly trips on the Arkansas River. Later I guided some trips for my then girlfriend now wife's scholarship group in collage at Montana St. in Bozeman. All that time on the river, I never tried kayaking. Would have loved to but most of my disposable income was going toward bikes, and at that time money was tight.

Have fun!