Our Bucket List
While there are a million things we’d love to do and places we’d love to see in this lifetime this list encompasses those we are labeling as MUST DO before we kick the bucket. Subject to change without notice. In no particular order.
Visit the following countries:
Spain – DONE!- France – Paris, wine country… you know, the classic stuff.
- Italy – Top to bottom.
- Germany – Mainly for the castles, forests and the Rhine.
- Austria – Sound of Music tour, duh.
- Norway - The land of Joe’s people. Fjords and beautiful fishing towns.
- Ireland – The cool air, vast farmlands, waves crashing on the coast.
- Iceland – Because that’s how much we love Sigur Ros.
- Turkey – We’ve just heard great things from lots of people.
- Croatia – Dubrovnik is calling us.
- New Zealand/Australia – Joe’s a freak for the wilderness.
- Australia – The Reef, The Outback, Sydney.
- India – Classic India.
- China – So much history! All of the great cities but also the beautiful rivers/farmlands.
- Egypt – Again, the heart of human history. Pyramids and Museums.
- Kenya – Masai Mara Reserve
- South Africa – No idea what to expect.
- Tanzania – Safari! Serengeti National Park.
- Argentina – Europe of the southern hemisphere. Great culture and landscape.
- Peru – Machu Picchu.
- Antarctica – To complete my visiting all continents mission
- and more???
Visit the following National Parks/Monuments:
Yellowstone NP, WY – DONE!Glacier NP, MT – DONE!Grand Canyon NP, AZ – DONE!Teddy Roosevelt NP, ND – DONE!Badlands NP, SD – DONE!MT Rushmore, SD – DONE!Canyon De Chelly NM, AZ – DONE!Painted Desert, AZ – DONE!Grand Tetons NP, WY – DONE!Petrified Forest NM, AZ – DONE!Montezuma’s Castle NM, AZ – DONE!Sonoran Desert NM, AZ – DONE!White Sands NM, NM – DONE!Rocky Mountain NP, CO (Joe) – DONE!Wind Cave NP, SD (Joe) – DONE!Chiricahua NM, AZ (Joe) – DONE!Devil’s Tower NM, WY (Joe) – DONE!- Denali NP, AK
- Canyonlands NP, UT
- Arches NP, UT
- Sequoia NP, CA
- North Cascadia NP, WA
- Great Smokey Mountains, NC
- Big Bend NP, TX
- Yosemite NP, CA
- Carlsbad Caverns, NM
- Death Valley NP, CA
- Kings Canyon NP, CA
- Olympic NP, WA
- Zion NP, UT
- Mt St. Helens NM, WA
- Hoover Dam, NV
- Banff NP, Canada
- Great Pyramids, Egypt
- Roman Colosseum, Italy
- Stonehenge, UK
- The Great Wall, China
- Hagia Sophia, Turkey
- Taj Mahal, India
- Petra, Jordan (Indiana Jones, people!)
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Mayan Temples, Mexico
- Potala Palace, Nepal
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Visit the following North American Cities:
New York, NY – DONE!Chicago, IL – DONE!San Diego, CA – DONE!Columbus, OH – DONE!Phoenix, AZ – DONE!- Seattle, WA
- Portland, OR
- Minneapolis, MN
- Denver, CO
- Santa Fe, NM
Do the following crazy things:
Go Skydiving (Joe) – DONE!Watch a geyser erupt – DONE!>See a Grizzly in the wild – DONE!Walk in dinosaur tracks – DONE!Ride Horseback through 1000ft deep canyons in the wilderness – DONE!Cross-country roadtrip with no set plans – DONE!Buy a house – DONE!Ride on a bullet train – DONE!Climb a mountain (Joe) – DONE!Visit a medieval castle – DONE!- Watch the Northern Lights
- Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
- Visit all 50 states (getting there!)
- Start a business
- Step foot on all seven continents
- Learn another language fluently
- Shake the hand of someone that has changed the world
