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Unplanned Tourist · 12-10-2017, 09:47 AM

Hmmmm, bucket list? Hard one that...........
Moab is great, also the Canadian Rockies.
I guess you just have to get out there and do what you like.
Enjoy your life, you only get one.

Remember that box of chocolates, you never know.
Happy Glamping.

cruzbill · 12-10-2017, 09:56 AM

Rails to Trails for biking, they seem to be everywhere. And Canadian Rockies; Wow! Hike at least part of the Grand Canyon. Lake Tahoe. If you want to see it all in one place, Lassen Volcanic NP. Yosemite. Lincoln memorial in D.C. Mt Rushmore; Carlsbad Caverns, NM. Cliff dwellings, petroglyphs, they are everywhere! Found petroglyphs near Nanaimo on Vancouver Island!
Maybe not focus on the destination, but the journey, every small town has a story to tell, just take the time to listen.

Jim.B1 · 12-10-2017, 10:06 AM

We retired at 56 and coming up to our 11th year, and 8th year of the RV Lifestyle.
We spend 3 months each Winter heading to Florida from Canada (love the Florida Keys) and still have these new and return plans on our Bucket List:

1) See the Grand Canyon
2) Sturgis for Bike Week
3) Travel in through Arizona
4) Calgary Stampede and Banff Alberta (again)
5) Pacific Coast Hiway San Francisco to LA (again)
6) Canadian East Coast (again)
7) International Blues Challenge in Memphis (again)
8) Travel through Texas (again)
9) Biltmore Estate Asheville NC - March 2018

We have enjoyed many great places in both Canada and the US and keep some on a Return Bucket List.

fcbbob15 · 12-10-2017, 10:25 AM

Just get out and see this great country we live in. Visit Great Basin National park / Leman Caves again. Henry Ford museum and Alabama Space and Rocket museum.

trx430ex · 12-10-2017, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by flywithcoop

Out bucket list is to see all the National Parks. Been to 35 and counting.

Assateague National Seashore, Oceanside, 2 loop, site 37 or 35, (good luck reserving that)

Sweetbriar, Did your first list, just don't remember if we went to the top of Pikes peak.

Stay away from Death valley, that place is death on a stick, even the chilled water fountain was hot. We slept on the roof.

flywithcoop · 12-11-2017, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by trx430ex

Assateague National Seashore, Oceanside, 2 loop, site 37 or 35, (good luck reserving that)

Sweetbriar, Did your first list, just don't remember if we went to the top of Pikes peak.

Stay away from Death valley, that place is death on a stick, even the chilled water fountain was hot. We slept on the roof.

Been to Death Valley NP 3 times. Loved each time. Yes it is HOT in the summer. Best times to visit spring, fall , and winter. Got my disability NP pass at DVNP way back in 1994.

Cooperhawk · 12-11-2017, 10:00 AM

We've been Motorhoming for over twenty years now. Almost 18 since I retired. Been a lot of the usual places and now looking for more unusual things to do and see.

Been to the Calgary Stampede
Glacier NP, Roosevelt NP, Black Hills, Custer State Park, Grand Canyon NP, Flagstaff, Phoenix, Tuscon, Pima Air Museum, Deadwood, Los Cruxes, White Sands NP, Alamogordo, San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Galveston, Aransas Pass, Oklahoma City, Cowboy Hall of Fame, St. Louis, New Orleans, Mar De Gras, Gulf Coast, Tampa area, Alligator Alley, Lake Okeechobee, Ft. Lauderdale, Keys, Key West, St. Augustine, Savannah, Charleston, Chinqueteque, Assateuque Island, Harpers Ferry, Gettysburg, New York Finger Lakes, Chicago, Door County, Chippewa Flowage, Mil Laq Lake, Duluth, Lake of the Woods, and a few more that I forgot or that were insignificant.

Looking for new adventures. Next plan is to spend three weeks in Dickenson, Tx. then to jump over to Baton Rouge and slowly follow the River Road North.

It's all good.

danford50 · 12-12-2017, 01:35 PM

my wife is coming up on retirement in 2019 my bucket list id to go west and see the grand canyon, Yosemite, black mountain and Alaska.

DWRichard · 12-12-2017, 03:26 PM

Play golf in every state, stop a every unusual attraction on the side of the road, go with the flow.

dix39 · 12-12-2017, 11:39 PM

Some good lists that bring back a lot of memories for me. I think a bucket list should consist of places that are most interesting to the individual, starting with the most interesting first. When we started back in the '70s we used books to study places we wanted to see, now I would guess there are many faster and easier ways. We still use books because we have a lot of them.

I haven't seen AK mentioned. It, IMHO, should be on a bucket list for anyone who likes the outdoors and history. A beautiful place.

Cooperhawk, thinking you have an interest in aviation, I would guess that in addition to all the other places on your list, you have also been to AF museum in Dayton, The Air and Space in D. C., and EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh. If not, IMHO, all are worth visiting if you're in the area. There is also the Evergreen museum at McMinnville, OR where the Spruce Goose resides, along with a lot of other aircraft.

Steve

tizzyfit · 12-13-2017, 12:38 AM

Didn't really start with a list 5 years ago. The goal was to allow the dogs to water every rock and bush they could find in the lower 48. We've been in all but the New England states and are headed that direction this spring/summer. Every state has so much to offer in terms of sights and history, I could spend the next 50 years and not see everything this great country has to offer. Just enjoy yourselves and don't rush on to the next item on your bucket list.

dix39 · 12-14-2017, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by tizzyfit

Didn't really start with a list 5 years ago. The goal was to allow the dogs to water every rock and bush they could find in the lower 48. We've been in all but the New England states and are headed that direction this spring/summer. Every state has so much to offer in terms of sights and history, I could spend the next 50 years and not see everything this great country has to offer. Just enjoy yourselves and don't rush on to the next item on your bucket list.

Those would be my thoughts also.

I know you're going to enjoy New England. After growing up in WV and moving to OR, one of the things I miss most are the fall colors. If you've never experienced this, and it is possible, I would time the visit in order to be there when that happens.

Steve

cruzbill · 12-14-2017, 12:53 PM

Avation? Tillimook Ore. No kidding! Nice air museum w/ rv park next door. Was a blimp base during WWII. Oshkosh, wow! McMinville! One place I'd like to see is the Beech museum in Tenn.

MarkandJodie · 01-06-2018, 01:57 PM

My suggestion is get on Amazon and order Reader's Digest Most Scenic Drives in America. A wealth of information including maps and beautiful photography on 120 scenic drives broken down by regions. Best 17 bucks you can spend on an RV travel guide. There is another book by Reader's Digest called Off the Beaten Path. Not as useful as the first book listed, but the title describes it well, hundreds of off-beat, unusual places to see all over the country. Have fun. We just ordered a Phaeton and are counting the days til we can start working on our list too. See you out there!