My Bucket List

May 20, 2022

I have been thinking a lot about my bucket list lately. I’m not planning on kicking the bucket any time soon, but I am itching for some adventure. It seems like all I have done for the past 40 years is work really hard, while life is slowly passing me by. I have been hitting lots of new places, especially last year, but I still have a long way to go. My bucket list has been growing faster than I can check things off. The more places I visit, the more places I want to see. With only three weeks of vacation from work each year, it’s going to take quite a while to conquer my list.

Travel Bucket List

~~Fishing in Alaska~~ – 2016
~~Travel to Europe~~ – 2018
~~Bourbon Trail in Kentucky~~ – 2021
~~Route 66 Road Trip~~ – 2021
~~Beachfront Condo in Maui~~ – 2021
Yosemite & Sequoia – July 2022
New England Road Trip – Sept. 2022
Cruise the Caribbean
Virginias & Carolinas
Visit Yellowstone
Great Lakes Road Trip
Highway 1 to Key West
Cruise the Mediterranean
Great Plains Road Trip
Surf in Australia
Fishing Cabin in Colorado
Visit Japan
Northern Europe
Vancouver & Whistler
Fish the Gulf Coast
Surf in Costa Rica
Stay in a Hut over the Ocean
Great Pyramids in Egypt
Climb the 5 Peaks in California
Visit all 50 States

Lifestyle Bucket List

Start a Business – 2022
Lose 15 more Pounds – 2022
F-150 FX4 for Road Trips – 2024
Semi-Retire at 60 – 2024
Travel Two Months a Year – 2025

Bucket List Community

I looked around the Internet at bucket list websites and I even joined one site, but there wasn’t much of a community there. I was hoping to swap tips with other Listers, but one site was focused on selling tours and the other was focused on members building lists. One thing I noticed is people all over the world have similar places they want to visit and similar milestones they want to check off. Almost everyone wants to see Paris and the Pyramids. Others want to see the National Parks or all 50 states. I am very fortunate to have seen many of these places.

The Bottom Line

A bucket list is more than just a collection of checklist items. It’s a personal commitment to a more fulfilling life. If you have a bucket list and aren’t checking things off, you need to give travel and experiences a higher priority.