I am not sure I am a fan of the title bucket list – it may just be semantics but I prefer to look at it as a list of things I have always wanted to try or conquer. In any case, below is my 2017 version.
Every item on the list represents something that I have given some thought to attempting or just wanting to do at some point in my life. Some of the items on the list, such as write a novel or build a model railroad have been on the list for almost 30 years.
Adventures and Travels
Run the Goofy at Walt Disney World
Qualify for and run the Boston Marathon (3hrs 30mins – 8:00 Min Pace)
Go Winter Camping for at least 3 days
Walk on a glacier
Explore a Cave (Caving)
Ride a zip line through the trees
Snorkel in Warm Water
Hike the Emerald Isle from Coast to Coast
Hike the entire John Muir Trail
Hike 11 top Mountain Peaks in North America
- Lookout Peak, Kings Canyon National Park (California)
- Avalanche Peak, Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming)
- Stony Man, Shenandoah National Park (Virginia)
- Telescope Peak, Death Valley National Park (California)
- Wildrose Peak, Death Valley National Park (California)
- Guadalupe Peak, Guadalupe Mountains National Park (Texas)
- Hallett Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado)
- Mount Scout, Crater Lake National Park (Oregon)
- Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park (California)
- Wheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park (Nevada)
- Angels Landing, Zion National Park (Utah)
Raft the Grand Canyon
Take part in the La Tomatina Festival
Hike the Camino de Santiago
Visit and Hike an Active Volcano
Visit the Lord of the Rings Locations in New Zealand
Take a Cruise to Alaska
See Stonehenge
Hike Hadrian’s Wall
See the Northern Lights
See the Great Barrier Reef
See the Terracotta Warriors
Visit the World Wonders
- Great Wall of China (China)
- Taj Mahal (India)
- Petra (Jordan)
- Christ the Redeemer (Brazil)
- Machu Picchu (Peru)
- Chichen Itza (Mexico)
- Coliseum (Italy)
Improvements and Activities
Give up soda
Go a month without watching television
Write a book
Build a Model Railroad
Become a Master Model Railroader
Build a model and enter it in a competition
Compete in a Chess Tournament
Become a Chess Master (Need 2200 – Current Rating 1396)
Win a Chess Tournament
Create and Present a stop motion animated film at a film festival
Learn a musical instrument
Raise Bees
Create a Commercial Wargame
Start a Business
Start a Blog
Complete a Triathlon
Complete a 50 mile run