Adventure Update :(

Well, the hunting was all planned for the week of October 9th-14th. I have my hunting license and everything I needed to hunt, but mother nature decided it was a great time for rain. It rained for the whole week, so I decided not to go on the trip, even on the 14th, which didn't have any rain. I figured the ground would still be wet as well as any areas with shade (the woods). Hunting season was over on October 14th for Bow and Arrow Hunters.

The adventure didn't work out, but I did get some target practice in. I plan to keep all the hunting equipment and renew my license next year. Hunting is something I've never done, so it still interests me. I have always thought that hunting was only enjoyed by southern white americans, but when i got my bow set up at Bass Pro Shops I was helped by a black man that knew everything there was to hunting. He recommended the best accessories for my bow, and set it up for my personal draw length ( the length between the bow and string when fully drawn). The draw length differs between different people because we have different arm lengths.

I've also learned that there's ethics involved in hunting. I thought people just went out and killed whatever animal they saw. Hunters agree that you should only kill what you plan to use; so most will only take home a deer although they're allowed to kill more by law. It's also agreed that it's unethical to lure an animal in with food, and kill it while it's eating. All this new knowledge about hunting should be useful when turkey hunting season comes along (early January).

adventure!

What is an adventure? When people look to answer this question, they usually think of the outdoors, or anything with an adrenaline rush. I define adventure as anything that:

• Seeks thrills/ fun
• involves risk (although everything in life is risky)
• has a life-changing outcome (positive or negative)
• answers questions (why would anyone skydive?)
• is unknown (it's not as fun/exciting if you know exactly what to do)

A lot of things come to mind when i think of what adventure I'm going to choose, but they all seem to be too generic (hiking, camping, etc.). I want to do something that would be interesting to anyone that hears about it. Something that comes with a great story to tell.

Oh, I know, I can learn to drive a race car. Sure, we've all experienced what it's like to speed in our cars, but imagine driving as fast as you want without the possibility of a speeding ticket. Most of the thrill would involve the speed itself and the possibility of wrecking the car. I would be mostly interested in seeing how fast I would dare to go before I start doubting my driving skills. Maybe I'll come close to wrecking the car, and learn that there's a reason for speed limits (I usually disregard them). I might just learn how to control a car at high speeds.

San Francisco!

An adventure is any activity that is out of the ordinary and usually involves risk. Everyone has a different definition of adventure because what is ordinary to one person may be extraordinary to other people. Adrenaline junkies will only accept extreme activities (skydiving, rock climbing, etc.) as adventures because they define adventure as activities which result in an adrenaline rush. Travelers define adventures as the sightseeing and vacationing they do in foreign countries.

                One recent adventure I had was traveling to San Francisco this past summer for work and pleasure. My uncle invited me to San Francisco to work and manage his business, which was awesome because I only brought $300 with me to San Francisco after buying the plane tickets. I worked as a janitor, which I consider to not be adventurous. The fun part was working the night shift, and getting to see the nightlife all over the bay area. The strangest people come out at night, I even saw a man get arrested for soliciting a prostitute.

I got to see the Pacific Ocean, and it was nothing like the movies. I went to the beach and it was cold and very windy, and I didn’t see any surfers. I’ve always wondered why people pay so much to love in the bay area, and I realized it’s because of the climate. Nights are cool and days are sunny but not hot. Makes me want to live there after college.

The flight to San Francisco was an adventure itself. I’ve never been on an airplane in my life. I wasn’t scared, but there were a lot of things I didn’t know about air travel. I watch the news regularly, so I expected a long security checkpoint and TSA agents patting everyone down. Everything was much quicker and simpler than I expected, until we were in the air and I experienced turbulence for the first time (pretty scary).

Travelers would not consider the trip and adventure, because they are always traveling and can afford to enjoy their trip without working. Businessmen and other people that travel as part of their work consider flights to be boring and ordinary. Most adults have had to live on their own, so they would consider it as a normal experience.