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Papa's Bucket List 2018
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BUCKET LIST

1.) Bucket list re-started 12/10/11 after computer crash

Vegas - Grand Canyon- Jerry in Utah
DONE JULY 2012 8 DAY TRIP AWESOME

2.) buddy pass into Seattle take ferry to Alaska, rent car and check it out

3.) MAINE HUTS AND TRAILS 877-634-8824 MAINEHUTS.ORG WINTER CROSS COUNTRY SKI OR SUMMER HIKE

4.) visit Moyenne Island off North Coast of Mahe, Seychelles

5.) Visit Copco Lake in Oregon and hike around

6.) MICHIGAN ROAD M-22 STARTING IN TRAVERSE CITY AND HEAD SOUTH

7.) ALOHA LOOP FLY INTO KONA AIRPORT RENT THE CAR, ITEMS A 266 MILE DRIVE AROUND THE ISLAND

8.) ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME CLEVELAND

9.) rent a houseboat on lake powell and cruise around for 5 to 7 days

10.) Drive the blue ridge parkway from Cherokee N.C. 469 miles ending in Shenandoah National Park preferably on motorcycle in the Spring or Fall

11.) Cruise the Greek Isles

12.) visit glacier national park before the glacier's melts

13.) North maine Mt. Katharin Baxter State Park, Moosehead

Lake, 100-year-old steamboat ride Aroostock county miles of old rails transformed into bike trails

14.) Eastern Sierra Nevada Range follow route 395 travertine hot spring, Bridgeport, gold rush town body, mono lake, tufa towers, devils Postpile national monument 60-foot basalt column

15.) San Juan islands north of Seattle, WA.

16.) Louisville, Kentucky east market nulu, and steamboat ride

17.) sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore Michigan, museums, lighthouse, Green Point Dunes south of Elberta Michigan

18.) Lake Granby Colorado and rocky mountain national park

19.) Skocjan caves in Slovenia underground Grand Canyon 100k visitor's years

20.) Charleston, S.C. (see 36 hrs. New York Times) Savannah, GA. Take kayak

21.) visit Homer, Alaska and rv or camp get to know the town a little

22.) Hagerman Wildlife Refuge, Lake Texoma, Denison, Texas

23.) LAKE MAHEUR AND NATIONAL FORREST EASTER OREGON AND UNITY LAKE STATE PARK SAME PARK

24.) Take the train Southwest Chief from New Mexico to California or to Kansas. Train runs L.A. to Chicago

25.) Take the ferry from Canada to Nova Scotia and tour the island either car or moto camping and motels

26.) take highway 212 from Red Lodge Montana to Cody Wyoming, Charle Kuralt said was most beautiful 67 miles of road in America

27.) Grand Prismatic Hot Spring Wyoming

28.) Fly Geyser Nevada

29.) point arena-Stornetta public lands 1300 acres north coast California 12-mile stretch coastline

30.) Albanian coast on the Adriatic Sea Corfu, Qeparo, Riviera Inn

31.) Blarney Island, Grass Lake, Antioch, Illinois, bar out in the lake, accessible only by boat including a shuttle, women's underwear hanging from the ceiling *YES, THAT'S WHAT IT ACTUALLY SAYS*

32.) Newfoundland Artisan Inn 57 High St., Trinity trinityvacations.com, FishersLoft.com, Port Rexton, eat at bonavistasocialclub.com, ruggedbeautyboattours.net, seaofwhales.com Trinity

33.) John Muir Train check it out 211 miles long west coast google it

34.) Into a lava lined underworld near Alburquerque N.Y. Times article

35.) white sands national monument New Mexico huge white dunes you can sled on

35.) St. Petersburg Fla. Dali Museum,
37.5) the great smokey mts.sychronous firefly show sometime may june www.nps.gov/grsm.naturescience/fireflies.htm

36.) Cuba system BnBs called casa ave $30.00 night ranked on trip advisor

37.) hotel Treasure Beach Jamaica Taino Cove crescent beach with pool, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Georgetowne Guyanna, Paramaribo in Suriname, former Dutch colony 17th n 18th century on left bank Suriname river

38.) unclaimed baggage store in Scottsboro, alabama

39.) drive Cody, Wyoming to red lodge Montana via the Beartooth highway, one of most beautiful drives in USA chief joseph scenic byway, Beartooth all American road. Buffalo bill center of the west museum, Cody, Wyoming. Museum is 5 museums in one, takes at least two days to take it all in. Buffalo Bill state park on BB reservoir.

40.) Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, southwest of Pueblo, highest natural dunes in No. America, while in the area Bishop's castle is a must see.

41.) The Maze Canyonlands national Park Utah, the dollhouse and other destinations in the park incredible, unbelievable, probably takes a week minimum

42.) travel to moose jaw south central Saskatchewan Canada. visit tunnel retreat created by al Capone under the city, fireplace rotated to access tunnel network

43.) old car city Georgia google it 60 miles NW Atlanta largest collection world old cars

44.) Peel Arkansas, Peel ferry northern Arkansas looks like beautiful country, ferry is free and runs to Missouri, Arkansas provides free ferry instead of building bridge, runs like every 30 minutes

45.) coral pink sand dunes state park Utah not too far from Kanab and Orderville

46.) Indian gardens confluence Little Colo and Colo River

47.) camel lake, devils' hole, rattlesnake pond, mule head pond, mossy pond, NW FL water.net website, rattlesnake pond head west on 20 toward 77 past Strickland rd. go r on Econfina rd. Watch for south gate, also hammock pond, porter pond same area

48.) Lassen volcanic national park California, Congaree Nat Park, S.C, Katmai Nat Park, Alaska, north cascades Nat Park, WA, dry Tortugas Nat Park, isle royale Nat Park, Michigan

49.) Stay at Stubb Stewart State Park it is in the middle portion of the Bank-Veronia 21-mile pathway, bike the pathway.

50.) A Tour of Lake Michigan, my Inland Sea by Rich Cohen 8/27/15 N.Y.Times google the article take the tour

51.) drive HI way 191 starting in Lordsburg New Mexico and I-10 head north becomes hiway189 to HI way 89 ending at Canadian border approx. 1600 miles

52.) Moorison springs off 81 outside Bruce, Dead River campground end of Dead River Rd off 81 outside Bruce, FL

53.) Desert National Wildlife Refuge outside Vegas, largest refuge managed by U.S.Fish wildlife service in lower 48 states. Lies between U.S. hi-way 95 on the west and u.s.93 on the east, 1.6 million acres.

To reach the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, drive north on U.S. 95 about 20 miles to mile marker 101 between the turnoffs to Kyle Canyon and Lee Canyon. Turn right on Corn Creek Road, the major access to the refuge. The four-mile road to visitor facilities at Corn Creek was recently improved and paved. The historic ranch site with pastures and remnant orchards serves as field headquarters for the refuge. Corn Creek has staff housing and maintenance sheds adjacent to springs, streams, ponds and wetlands that have attracted humans and wildlife to the site since ancient times. There is no entrance fee for the refuge

54.) antique kayaks article ny times alutiiq artisans 1800-1850

A handful of similar boats survive elsewhere, including at the Kunstkamera, a museum opened by Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. A recent book, "The Alutiit/Sugpiat: A Catalog of the Collections of the Kunstkamera," quotes the Russian explorer Yuri Lisianskii, who took home a sealskin kayak around 1805. In praising this kind of craft, he wrote, "I have never had a better rowing vessel." Among other institutions with related displays are the Alaska State Museums in Juneau and Sitka; the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Me., and the Tomaquag Museum in Exeter, R.I., which show birchbark canoes; the Lincoln Street Kayak & Canoe Museum in Portland, Ore.; and the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario.

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55.) kayak down Choctawhatchee River from Dead River Landing down to Highway 20 by Ebro
56.) sand island campground Utah BLM campground S.E. Utah intersection highway 191 and 163
57.) 50 places to camp before you die Santella get the book do the camps
58.) Maah Daah Hey trail N.Dakota approx 144 miles North Dakota Badlands you can pick it up in Medora, No.Dakota
59.) Sitka Sedge State Park, Whalen Island, Oregon visit and explore
60.) Green River Lakes in the Wind River Range of Wyoming National Campground, Continental Divide Trail goes right by the lakes gorgeous real estate
61.) Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument New Mexico, take hiway 35 following Mimbres River over Continental Divide to Highway 15.
62.) celebrity cruises 2 small ships to Galapagos islands starting in 2017 48 passenger Celebrity Xperience and 16 on Celebrity xploration
63.) Canada 15,000-mile cross country trail Great Trail Newfoundland to British Columbia check it out
64.) check out Superior Hiking Trail goes thru Duluth area Minnesota
65.)Ceraland campground few miles S.E. Columbus Ohio, 11-acre lake, 345-acre park, Cummins diesel employees now open to public
66. hunting island state park so.carolina
67.the ringling state art museum Sarasota mansion and museum
68. Edison and ford winter homes in ft.myers
69. mote aquarium in Sarasota
70. Covers Key Ft.Myers
71.) august depot bay/Newport Oregon stay at sea n sand rv park #103 beachfront watch gray whales come in bays coves to feed and play
72.) bighorn canyon national rec area Wyoming cheap sites on the water thanks rv sue
73.) gold bluffs beach campground prairie creek redwoods state park davison rd. orick cal 95555
74.) Battery Park #1 Bay Ave Apalachicola free overnight with boat ramp large gravel lot or under bridge
75.) Beaver county Utah Minersville campground rv sue beautiful reservoir area nice campground boat ramp etc..
76.) Tour Toyota plant Georgetown, Ky., Henry Ford Museum Dearborn, Michigan, Bush Beans Tour Chestnut Hill, Tn., New Belgium Brewery, Ft. Collins, Co., Mountain Meadow wool Buffalo, Wy., Tillamook Cheese Factory Oregon., Tabasco Factory tour, Avery Island Louisiana., Smokejumper Center Missoula, Montana.
77.) Chaco Culture National Historical Park Nageezi New Mexico
78.) Grand staircase -Escalante national monument Utah, Cottonwood Canyon, Burr Trail, Cottonwood canyon Road is scenic backway for Utah Route 12, National Scenic Byway, 46 mile long, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Southern Utah, last area mapped in usa, most remote wilderness
79.) Boondocking at Telephone Cove Nevada. From Laughlin head west on Hiway 163 for 4.4 miles, then turn right on Nevada Telephone Cove Rd drive 4.3 miles south to Lake Mojave and the camp area. Seven-day camp limit, no potable water on site, five pit toilets cleaned daily, boat ramp.
80.) Oregon Desert hot springs resort called Kah-Nee-Ta Resort Rv sites, tipis, hot spring fed Olympic pool southeast of Mt. Hood. 51 RV sites, 50 and 30 amp. Go to kahneeta.com
81.) Oregon's least visited State parks Jackson Kimball Rec Site, Katherine Creek, OC&E Woods Line Trail, Booth State Scenic Corridor, Geisel Monument, Golden and Silver Falls, Ukiah Dale Forest, Goose Lake, Red Bridge Wayside, Bates.
82.) crooked river canyon scenic bikeway starts in Prineville, Oregon, 37 miles roundtrip goes out to big bend campground follows crooked river
83,) Pensacola beach state park, St. George Island state park, buccaneer state park miss., Galveston state park, Malaquite campground padre island,
84.) Alternate highway 14 through the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming, Colorado U.S. Route 550 between Silverton and Ouray, Kingston N.M. Highway 152 to Silver City then North on Hiway 211 to US180 in Eager AZ then hiway 260, Utah Scenic Route 24 Capital Reef National Park Fruita Campground, Magruder Corridor scenic drive 122 miles between Darby Montana and Elk City Idaho separates 2 wilderness areas, Montana highway 43 into Idaho then take 93 over Chief Joseph Pass into Salmon and Stanley Idaho then west on Highway 21 twisty then 56 into Boise, Top of the world Hiway from Tok Alaska to Dawson Canada, Cassiar Hiway in British Columbia 450 mile stretch of wildlife and few humans, Forest service road central Idaho, starts McCall through towns Warren, Big Creek, and Yellow Pine 160 miles, two high passes 8600 feet, head north from McCall on the Warren Wagon Rd NF-21 to Warren, then over two passes to Big Creek NF-340 camp on Salmon River, then on to Yellow Pine, look for Burgdorf Hot Springs hot water pool and camping. International Selkirk Loop with ferry ride, the Oh My God Ride from Idaho Springs Colo to Central City Colo maybe 4-wheel drive? Hell's canyon in Oregon from Idaho to Enterprise Ore.

85.) RV Sue recommended west entrance Las Cienegas National Conservation Area from route 83 around 8 miles north of Sonoita and 20 miles south of I-10 southeast of Tucson, Az. Enter on west side go right at stop sign to Cieneguita Campground

86.) highway 60 Arizona from globe to show low on up to interstate 40. check our salt river canyon and timber camp campground USFS
87.) Green Mountain National Forest Vermont 416,000 acres free boondocking visitors can camp anywhere unless posted closed Forest service has two-page doc listing campsites 14-day limit in any 30-day period
88.) quietest national parks 1) great basin Nat Park Nevada, Olympic Nat Park Washington, dinosaur Nat Park Colo/Utah, North cascades Nat Park wash, Wrangell-St. Elias Nat Park Alaska
89.) New York Times 5/27/18 A DIY Trip Through Alaska's Inside Passage by Mark Adams he also wrote the book "Tip of the Iceberg: My 3000 miles Journey Around Wild Alaska, the last great American Frontier"
90.) Hiway 50 across Nevada, Utah to California, Lamoille canyon in the Ruby Mts. Southeast of Elko, Ramblin ralph second fav in Nevada, nice USFS campground called Thomas Canyon, 28 miles se of Elko, creek, great scenery, lots of hiking trails, $17 a night before discount
90.)Salmonfest, 3-day festival, first weekend in August, Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds, in Ninilchik, Alaska, 45 miles from Homer, 3.5 hours south of Anchorage, Ninilchik state recreation area
91.) RV Sue top ten boondock Fishlake National Forest western Utah
92.) Apache Creek Primitive campground Gila National Forest New Mexico
93.) WETMORE Campground is one of 3 inexpensive campgrounds along Route 26 between John Day and Unity Oregon, in the Blue Mountains of Wallowa-Whitman National Forest RV SUE
93.) walk across black bridge as you hike parts of the Grand Canyon, BB crosses Colorado River connecting North / South Rims
93.) Tulip Festival Mt. Vernon Washington every April must experience [email protected]
94.) RV SUE Glass Creek Road Camp Boondock Near Glass Creek and Mono Lake and Mammoth California she stayed there October 2013
95.) Couer d'Alene, Idaho world's longest floating boardwalk, 1940's era carousel recently resurrected $10 Spokane is 33 miles away
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