My 25 Random Things (from a Facebook thang)

1. I love 80's music.

2. I play acoustic guitar (classical and chords).

3. I got my first dog when I was about 5, and named her Doggie.

4. When I was 8, I loved Sanrio stuff, and now seeing Hello Kitty brings back warm fuzzy memories.

5. I procrastinate.

6. I have seen every episode of "The X Files" and "Quantum Leap." (Currently working on "NCIS")

7. I've been to the Grand Canyon 8 times but have yet to hike it.

8. The highest altitude I've reached on a hike is 12,890 ft (Colorado). The longest I've ever hiked is 11.5 miles. (Iceline Trail, Canadian Rockies). The most beautiful trail I've ever hiked is in British Columbia (The Alpine Route in Lake O'Hara)

9. I could stay for a very long time in a room full of books.

10. My ideal home is a mountain retreat on a ranch where my dogs can run free.

11. Before I die, I want to hike: 1) The Annapurna Circuit in the Himalayas; 2) Patagonia at the southern tip of Argentina; 3) the Salkantay or Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru; 4) the Karakoram mountain range in Asia; and 5) the Milford Track (or others) in New Zealand.

12. My favorite color is a deep sky blue.

13. I've skydived from 18,000 feet, freefalling for the first 60 seconds.

14. I've backpacked and spent the night on a beach by the ocean; in a jungle in the mountains; by a roaring waterfall; and on frigid grasslands at 9,000 ft above sea level, all in the Philippines.

15. I've rapelled down a cliff beside said roaring waterfall, twice.

16. While hiking the Canadian Rockies in 2006, I was caught in a snowstorm on a mountaintop and thought I was going to lose a few fingers to frostbite.

17. I like to download my hiking routes from my GPS to my map software, upload it to Google Earth, then explore the terrain and relive the hike in 3D.

18. I'm a Trekkie, but I love Star Wars more.

19. I could read the seven books of Stephen King's Dark Tower series over and over again.

20. I've had a crush on Johnny Depp since I first saw him on 21 Jump Street when I was 14.

21. I love to write, take pictures, play volleyball, badminton, table tennis, and chess, play trivia and word games, read, travel, explore new places, and HIKE.

22. I can read the contours on a topographic map, know what "magnetic declination" means, and how to adjust it on my compass.

23. I know a little bit of Japanese and French, and can understand 80% of anything I read in Spanish.

24. Everyone should read "The Road Less Traveled" at least once in their life.

25. Hanging out with friends in college was the most fun I ever had.