I'm doing 40 things
While we didn´t do the traditional Inca Trail hike, we did a 4-day trek through the jungle that included mountain biking and hiking on parts of the Inca Trail (there are actually about 8 Inca Trails into Machu Picchu). I went with my sister and her friend and we had an amazing time. We got up at 4am to get up to Machu Picchu by bus by 6am – in time to see the mist shrouding the ancient city and watch the sun rise above the Andes. What a beatiful, magical, sacred place! I even hiked a hula hoop with me on the entire trek so I could hoop at Machu Picchu. Best hooping spot ever! We climbed Waynapicchu, the mountain overlooking the ruins, and I hooped there, too. It was an amazing experience, I must go back! :)
meganpru's Life List
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1. manage to stay single for at least a year - no commitments, no drama, no serious relationships
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2. live simply (so that others may simply live)
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3. start my own business (one that's green & ethical)
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4. visit the Mayan & Aztec ruins in the Yucatan peninsula
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5. hike the pacific crest trail
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6. live with an open heart, an open mind, and no regrets
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7. build my own sustainable house
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8. focus on the positive
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9. visit Greece
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10. witness the end of the all-powerful corporation
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11. be off the power grid
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12. backpack through Europe
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13. publish a gardening & cookbook that I write, design, and photograph myself
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14. change the world (one mind at a time)
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15. become a professional photographer
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16. go on a Buddhist retreat
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17. live in the moment
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18. make more art
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19. learn to play my guitar
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20. go to more rainbow gatherings
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21. read more books
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22. be self-sufficient
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23. learn Italian and Spanish
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24. visit Alaska before they drill it all
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25. become a more involved activist
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26. have a smaller eco-footprint
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27. live life to the fullest
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28. save the environment
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29. have a regular yoga & meditation practice
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30. make my own art car & bring it to Burning Man
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31. see the pyramids in Egypt
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32. Go skydiving
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33. volunteer in haiti
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34. go back to Peru, see Colca Canyon & Lake Titicaca this time
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35. be in a band
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36. see Alex Grey's Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
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37. Meet the Dalai Lama
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38. design my own tattoo & get my first tat!
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39. climb Mt. Shasta
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40. Climb Mt. Whitney
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How I did it
It made me
stoked 
How I did it: We found a local organization called Noyo Food Forest, where we were able to take classes on organic gardening and joined their community garden. We helped start the community garden from the ground up, and learned a lot from our fellow gardeners along the way. Blessed with a good climate for growing veggies and lots of persistence, we were soon harvesting daily salads and all kinds of veggies. We eventually moved into a house that h… Read how I did it…
Recent entries
As part of our “volksvegan adventure” (www.volksvegan.org) we stopped at a regional gathering in central Oregon. Though much smaller than the national gatherings, it was a wonderful taste of the rainbow spirit. I’d love to go to more of the local/regional gatherings.
Although I’m no expert at mountain biking and prefer the easier leisurely ride, I went to Moab, Utah recently, a mountain biking mecca. The landscape there is suited to some crazy mountain biking on slickrock. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, and I ended up walking my bike on the scary parts, but hey, I did the slickrock trail and a couple others! Now I just need to do more biking on a regular basis.
