Turning 50...Looking for ideas!

[mimitabby]

Sounds like you're ready for a bike tour!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I think it's a great idea to turn 50....definitely go for it!


(I'm turning 54 on April 26!)

[SlowButSteady]

My 50th will be in November.

I'm going to try to do what I call the Okefenokee Challenge. Starting at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Folkston, GA, I want to kayak or canoe across the swamp to Stephen Foster State Park outside of Fargo, GA.

Then I will ride back to Folkston by road bike, a distance of 96 miles.

I hope. Depends on whether or not there's any water in the swamp, fires, etc that will choke off part of the canoe trails.

Georgia's been mighty dry for a long time and fires last year effectively closed off some of the area to paddling, or so I hear.

[Starfish]

Go arctic! I didn't get to do this (below), but I did get to go to AK for the first time for my birthday in January...Fairbanks. I am dying to go back...there is an enormous system of trails with cabins there that you can Xcountry ski into. But, check out the site below. It looks really intriguing.

http://www.alaskaultrasport.com/tours_trips/Trips.html

Or, for something completely different (you mentioned schools):

http://www.thecoaches.com/coactive.html

I don't know your background, but this introductory coaching course is a weekend thing, and works as a stand alone course that, in my opinion, will enhance just about anything you're doing, and stretch you a bit in the process. Some folks would be challenged more than others, depending on personality and background, but this is a neat course. They have them all over the place, so you could travel to one and incorporate other things into your birthday trip, too.

Whatever you do, have a great time, and good for you for celebrating your own birthday!