Life List 2008

As I sit on a plane traveling – yet again – to Chicago, I realize that it is time to put all of these frequent flyer miles to a much better use. And so, inspired by the January edition of Backpacker, I am publishing my list of lifetime travel goals. More or less, in no particular order…

1. Iceland – A few nights touring Reyykjavik and then backpacking and kayaking under the Northern Lights.
2. Grand Canyon – To backpack as close to the bottom as possible.
3. Joshua Tree National Park – To backpack along the California Riding-Hiking Trail, and to practice my next sport, climbing.
4. Hawaii – I have only been to Oahu. Time to see the other islands preferably by backpacking.
5. Yellowstone National Park
6. Alaska – Anywhere, but seeing Glacier National Park is a must.
7. Sun Valley, Idaho
8. Jackson Hole, Wyoming
9. Salt Lake City, Utah
10. Australia – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, The Great Barrier Reef
11. New Zealand - I wonder if I could meet The Flight of the Concords guys?
    
12. Vancouver, Canada
13. Whistler, Canada – To snowboard…
14. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
15. Buenos Aires, Argentina
16. Santiago, Chile
17. Patagonia – To backpack, camp, climb…
18. Grand Teton – To summit Grand Teton (13,770 ft)
19. Shasta, CA – To summit Mt Shasta – (14,162 ft)
20. Rocky Mountain National Park – To summit Longs Peak (14,259 ft)
21. Death Valley, CA – To summit Mt. Whitney (14,505 ft)
22. Egypt – To view the Pyramids.
23. Switzerland – To snowboard in the Swiss Alps.
24. Italy – To eat. A lot. In Sicily, Naples, Pisa, Rome, Florence, Venice…
25. Russia – Moscow and St. Petersburg.
26. Ireland – To drink a lot of Guinness.
27. Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine – Just because.
28. The Badlands
29. Tokyo, Japan – For amazing sushi, and history. Also to hit golf balls off the top floor of a sky-scraper driving range.
30. Nashville, Tennessee – To appreciate country music.
31. St Louis, Missouri – To see more of the city than just the airport. Perhaps the arches.
32. Mt Rushmore
33. Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To smoke pot. Legally. Obviously!
34. Vienna, Austria
35. Copenhagen, Denmark
    
36. France - Paris, Neice, Cannes... To shop and bathe without a top and to be fabulous.
    
37. Germany - To drink a really good Heffeweizen!
38. Norway
39. Finland
40. Sweeden
    
41. India - Anywhere!
42. South Africa - Anywhere!
    
43. Anartica - To see the penguins!
44. Santa Barbara, CA - Never been and it's so close!
45. Santa Cruz, CA - Never been and it's even closer than Santa Barbara!
46. Bali - Who doesn't want to go there?
47. U.S. Virgin Islands - To sunbathe.
48. British Virgin Islands - To sunbathe at a more expensive location.
49. Acapulco
50. Bermuda - Because maybe one day I'll be rich enough to hide my money there!
    

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