Base Jumping
BASE jumping(bās)
n.
A parachute jump from high structures and precipitous earth formations, typically from heights of 305 meters (1,000 feet) or less.
I think that when a person gets in their 40’s they start thinking about things that they would like to do before they turn 50. For me that is getting pretty damn close. I have wanted to go base jumping since I was in my early 20’s. More so now than ever. I think that it would be so awesome to jump off the Grand Canyon with a parachute. God, that would be such a rush! (Kind of like playing chicken on motorcycles with your brother at 13, but that’s another post.) Of course with my luck I would land right square in the middle of the Snake River. I doubt that I will ever see that dream since you have to have 700 hours of parachute time before you can do it. (And jumping out of a perfectly good airplane doesn’t do much for me, I would rather jump off a cliff.) Of course I could do it without those hours and all training that goes with them, but I might spend some time in jail or the hospital. Probably get better food and service in jail then in the hospital.
That’s what I want to do before I turn 50. Granted it will never happen, but it doesn’t hurt to dream. 
What do you want to do before you turn 50, or if your already there, before you are too old to function?
