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ValerieAnne563's Life List
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1. visit all 50 states
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2. embrace my inner nerd
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3. run a half-marathon and then a full marathon
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4. see Niagra Falls
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5. Act in a play
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6. see the northern lights
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7. travel with the T.G.V. (this is a very fast train in France: Train a Grande Vitesse)
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8. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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9. be on a game show
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10. Be an extra in a movie
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11. learn to fly a plane
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12. See a Baobob tree
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13. visit the underwater sculpture park in Grenada
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14. learn to SCUBA dive
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15. learn sign language
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16. be in a flash mob
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17. visit monticello
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18. See the Sistine Chapel
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19. see the pyramids
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20. learn the thriller dance
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21. Hike the Grand Canyon rim to rim
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22. ride the entire Katy trail
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23. hike the Chilkoot trail
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24. see a space shuttle launch
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25. see the Blue Man Group
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How I did it
It made me
Eventual energized. 
How I did it: Step 1: Find support! My boyfriend liked the idea and decided to do it with me, so out of support (okay, sheer competition), no flaking! Also, we gave this up for Lent. So there was the added motivation to not fall off the wagon.Step 2: Hide the sourcesTook all the tea in my kitchen that had more than 5% the caffeine of coffee and hid it on the top shelf. Took my coffee mug at work and brought it home. Read how I did it…
It made me
Feel like a kid!
How I did it: Step 1. Acquire Sled or cardboard boxStep 2. Drive to Art HillStep 3. Let gravity do the restStep 4. Respect the hay bales. Stop at the pond! Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Although, this trip planted the seed of a conflict of conscience. While I’m not a practicing member of any religion, I consider myself spiritual, and i hold a belief to always be respectful of nature.
My hikes and climbs are a way to appreciate our great land, and the natural beauty of its forms.
It breaks my heart to learn today that my childhood dream of climbing Devil’s Tower could only be done in defiance of the wishes of Native American tribes that consider it sacred. I learned that it pains them to think of equipment being installed on the tower, and that so much climbing and foot traffic disturbs their religious ceremonies.
As the earliest inhabitants of this land, I feel a respect for the tribes of Native Americans who raise their culture in the shadow of the tower.
Yet, it would be with a heavy heart that I could abandon this goal.
Has anyone else had this dilemma? I would so appreciate if you could share your story.
Visited the Tower for the first time today! My friends and I scrambled about the boulder field, and had a hike around the base (I was tempted to hike the Boulder Field boundary.
Still bitten by the bug, and very much want to Summit.
