Yes really! I know it sounds crazy and may not measure up to the 13 year old who summited Everest or the 17 year old making a solo sailing trip around the world this year, but it's something I first thought about in the summer of 2008. Two years ago, my parents took our family out to Hawaii as Christmas gift. During this trip I had a chance to paintball for a couple of hours at Paintball Heaven in Hilo, Hawaii. Once back on the mainland, I thought how fun it would be if I could paintball in Hawaii again. The thought did not last long and retreated to the back of my mind.
During the last two years since returning from Hawaii, I have been going out to the field (SC Village) and getting to know some people. I joined the Foxhound Ops. team in the winter of 2008. After joining this team, I have traveled with them to Northern California and Oregon for different paintball games and have made great friends along the way. In May of this year, after paintballing again in Northern CA something clicked in my head. "If I could do something fun that I enjoy and make it a better experience for me what could I do?" Paintballing in Hawaii returned from the archives and into my thoughts. "Hawaii was fun lets add another state to that." Soon another state was added, another, another, and another. The end product is me visiting all 50 States and picking two paintball fields to play at in each state. Why all 50? Because I remember my Dad doing a trip to all 50 States and hiking in each of them. So if he can do it, I could do it also.
Some of you may be asking, why now Chris? I am doing this now, because I want to do it now and I have no excuse not to try and do it. I want to do something I do not believe anybody else has done yet. Plus, like it or not I am not getting any younger. I will still be living and working in Orange County (I can't fly or play for free) during this adventure. The plan is to save enough through out the months and take one or two day trips out to each state and go paintballing. So if your are interested in my adventures I invite you to follow me through this blog where I will be updating you all on what is going to happen, where, when, and how it ended.
If you want to make a field recommendation please email me or contact me on Facebook with your ideas. Thanks and I'll meet you in the middle.
