Thursday, July 29, 2010

Bucket list

Here is my life's bucket list. I would like to accomplish each and everyone of them over the course of my life; which it will inevitably take that long. This is a running list, so they items will continue to be added on as I go, and as I get to cross one off, I will write an individual blog about it! Here we go...

Note:
An item that has a strike-through has been completed! Click on the title to link to the corresponding blog that describes the adventure. Also note that some of the things on here I have done, but do not have pictures to prove them so I left them uncrossed so that I can do it again and take photos in order to prove it.

  1. Swim in a cage with sharks
  2. Scuba dive with sea turtles
  3. Attend the running of the bulls
  4. Sky dive
  5. Fly in a hot air balloon
  6. Sing a piece of music at the location it was composed
  7. Go canyoning
  8. Travel from Los Angeles to New York either by foot or by cycling.
  9. Sing a piece of music for its composer
  10. Run a half marathon
  11. Run a full marathon
  12. Attend a Formula 1 race
  13. Prepare a meal made completely of ingredients grown by myself
  14. Snowboard in the following mountain ranges
    1. Andes
    2. Rocky Mountains
    3. Himalayas
    4. Alps
  15. Debut a brand new piece of music
  16. Drink a glass of wine at the vineyard it came from
  17. Drink a glass of 25 year old (or older) Scotch
  18. Bungee jump
  19. Ride all of the top 10 roller-coasters in the world, as defined by www.coastergrotto.com:
    1. Bizarro
    2. Voyage
    3. Expedition GeForce
    4. El Toro
    5. Millennium Force
    6. X2
    7. Diamondback
    8. Tatsu
    9. Ravine Flyer II
    10. Goliath
  20. Achieve skydiving certification
  21. Visit the only remaining Wonders of the Ancient world:
    1. Great Pyramid of Giza
  22. Visit the remaining Wonders of the Medieval world:
    1. Stonehenge
    2. Colosseum
    3. Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
    4. Great Wall of China
    5. Hagia Sophia
    6. Leaning Tower of Pisa
  23. Fly in a glider plane
  24. Visit the Wonders of the Modern world:
    1. Channel Tunnel
    2. CN Tower
    3. Empire State Building
    4. Golden Gate Bridge
    5. Itaipu Dam
    6. Delta Works/Zuiderzee Works
    7. Panama Canal
  25. Visit the Wonders of the Natural world:
    1. Grand Canyon
    2. Harbour of Rio de Janeiro
    3. Mount Everest
    4. Aurora
    5. Paricutin volcano
    6. Victoria falls
  26. Fly a plane
  27. Step foot in all 50 United States
    1. Alabama
    2. Alaska
    3. Arizona
    4. Arkansas
    5. California
    6. Colorado
    7. Connecticut
    8. Deleware
    9. Florida
    10. Georgia
    11. Hawaii
    12. Idaho
    13. Illinois
    14. Indiana
    15. Iowa
    16. Kansas
    17. Kentucky
    18. Louisiana
    19. Maine
    20. Maryland
    21. Massachusetts
    22. Michigan
    23. Minnesota
    24. Mississippi
    25. Missouri
    26. Montana
    27. Nebraska
    28. Nevada
    29. New Hampshire
    30. New Jersey
    31. New Mexico
    32. New York
    33. North Carolina
    34. North Dakota
    35. Ohio
    36. Oklahoma
    37. Oregon
    38. Pennsylvania
    39. Rhode Island
    40. South Carolina
    41. South Dakota
    42. Tennessee
    43. Texas
    44. Utah
    45. Vermont
    46. Virginia
    47. Washington
    48. West Virginia
    49. Wisconsin
    50. Wyoming
  28. Visit every location listed in Johnny Cash's "I've Been Everywhere" (again, note: there are several places on the list that I HAVE been to, but do not have photos to prove it so I left them crossed off so that I can revisit them and grab photo evidence)
    1. Reno
    2. Chicago
    3. Fargo
    4. Minnesota
    5. Buffalo
    6. Toronto
    7. Winslow
    8. Sarasota
    9. Wichita
    10. Tulsa
    11. Ottawa
    12. Oklahoma
    13. Tampa
    14. Panama
    15. Mattawa
    16. La Paloma
    17. Bangor
    18. Baltimore
    19. Salvador
    20. Amarillo
    21. Tocapillo
    22. Baranquilla
    23. Perdilla
    24. Boston
    25. Charleston
    26. Dayton
    27. Louisiana
    28. Washington
    29. Houston
    30. Kingston
    31. Texarkana
    32. Monterey
    33. Faraday
    34. Santa Fe
    35. Tallapoosa
    36. Glen Rock
    37. Black Rock
    38. Little Rock
    39. Oskaloosa
    40. Tennessee
    41. Hennessey
    42. Chicopee
    43. Spirit Lake
    44. Grand Lake
    45. Devils Lake
    46. Crater Lake
    47. Louisville
    48. Nashville
    49. Knoxville
    50. Ombabika
    51. Schefferville
    52. Jacksonville
    53. Waterville
    54. Costa Rica
    55. Pittsfield
    56. Springfield
    57. Bakersfield
    58. Shreveport
    59. Hackensack
    60. Cadillac
    61. Fond du Lac
    62. Davenport
    63. Idaho
    64. Jellico
    65. Argentina
    66. Diamantina
    67. Pasadena
    68. Catalina
    69. Pittsburgh
    70. Parkersburg
    71. Gravelbourg
    72. Colorado
    73. Ellensburg
    74. Rexburg
    75. Vicksburg
    76. Eldorado
    77. Larimore
    78. Admore
    79. Haverstraw
    80. Chatanika
    81. Chaska
    82. Nebraska
    83. Alaska
    84. Opelika
    85. Baraboo
    86. Waterloo
    87. Kalamazoo
    88. Kansas City
    89. Sioux City
    90. Cedar City
    91. Dodge City
  29. Go to a San Francisco 49ers football game
  30. Go to a Super Bowl game with the San Francisco 49ers as the NFC representative
  31. Do a Polar Plunge
  32. Visit the following United States National Parks:
    1. Glacier National Park
    2. Yosemite National Park
    3. Denali National Park and Reserve
    4. Rocky Mountain National Park
    5. Olympic National Park
    6. Acadia National Park
    7. Shenandoah National Park
    8. Grand Teton National Park
    9. Big Bend National Park
    10. Lake Clark National Park and Reserve
    11. Great Smokey Mountains National Park
    12. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
    13. Death Valley National Park
    14. Glacier Bay National Park and Reserve
    15. North Cascades National Park
    16. Capital Reef National Park
    17. Saguaro National Park
    18. Kenai Fjords National Park
    19. Guadalupe Mountains National Park
    20. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Reserve
    21. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
    22. Sequoia National Park
  33. Complete the NYC Pub Crawl according to Zane Lamprey
  34. Run the top 20 largest United States marathons:
    1. 40th ING New York City, NY
    2. Bank of America Chicago, IL
    3. Boston, MA
    4. Marine Corps, DC
    5. Honolulu, HI
    6. Walt Disney World, FL
    7. City of Los Angeles, CA
    8. Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego, CA
    9. Medtronic Twin Cities, MN
    10.  Portland, OR
    11. Philadelphia, PA
    12. Rock ‘n’ Roll Phoenix, AZ
    13. Grandma’s, MN
    14. Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio, TX
    15. Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas, NV
    16. California International, CA
    17. Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle, WA
    18. St. George, UT
    19. Chevron Houston, TX
    20. San Francisco, CA
  35. Run all of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathons:
    1. Phoenix, AZ
    2. New Orleans, LA
    3. Dallas, TX
    4. Nashville, TN
    5. San Diego, CA
    6. Seattle, WA
    7. Providence, RI
    8. Chicago, IL
    9. Virginia Beach, VA
    10. Philadelphia, PA
    11. San Jose, CA
    12. Denver, CO
    13. St. Louis, MO
    14. Los Angeles, CA
    15. Savannah, GA
    16. San Antonio, TX
    17. Las Vegas, NV
    18. Miami Beach, FL
  36. Hang-glide
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