A collection of my adventures, past and future. Dallas Adventurer.

Dune Buggy in the Desert

Where: Sun Buggy Rentals, Las Vegas, TX Cost: $200 Link: Sun Buggy Baja CHase Date: July 2013 Comments: Must do for any Vegas trip. The Sun Buggy group stands out as the best tour for the money.

Run with the Bulls

Where: Texas Motorplex, Ennis, TX Cost: $35 (free if you volunteer) Link: Bull Run Events Page Date: April 2014 (Annual) Comments: Make sure to wear your white and red!

Tomato Fight

Where: Texas Motorplex, Ennis, TX Cost: $25 (free if you volunteer) Link: Tomato Battle Events Page Date: April 2014 (Annual) Comments: Not for the thin skinned. The tomatoes hurt!

Fly the Trapeze

Where: Skyline Trapeze, Addison, TX Cost: $50 for an hour lesson Link: Skyline Trapeze Date: August 2014 Comments: This was an amazing experience, and one that I have gone back for many times. The class sizes are small (2-8 people) and it is surprisingly easy to get the ‘swing’ of it, but plenty of new…
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Go Indoor Surfing

Where: Aqua Shop, Plano, TX Cost: $20 for 30 minutes Link: Aqua Shop FlowRider Date: December 2013 Comments: Book a time slot with fewer people to get the most wave time. Good chance you will come away with some bruises but some great memories.

Go Skydiving

Where: SkyDive Dallas, Whitewright, TX Cost: $229 Link: Skydive Dallas Date: May 2008 Comments: Amazing skydiving less than an hour outside of Dallas!

Survive the Most Dangerous Airport in the World

Where: Princess Juliana International Airport, Maho Beach, Sint Maarten Cost: Free Link: Trip Advisor Review Date: January 2014 Comments: Plan to be on the beach when the KLM flight lands and takes off. The takeoff will blow you across the beach if you don’t hold on tight!

Experience Weightlessness

Where: Varies (Austin, TX) Cost: $5197 Date: TBD, Monthly flights touring the country Link: Zero Gravity Comments:The second cheapest way to freely float in space. Fly into the upper atmosphere where the plane accelerates at exactly the rate of gravity. The result is everything in the plane (including you) behaves exactly as if you were…
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Ride a Bull

Where: Fort Worth, TX Cost: $200 Date: July 2013 Link: Conquering the Beast Comments: This may well go down as the most dangerous bucket list item, but was an experience I will never forget. The one-on-one all day instruction was led by World Champion Bull Rider Scott Mendes, who welcomed me as family.