The travel checklist

A running list of places to see — and a tally of those I have been fortunate enough to experience.

Growing up, I had a paper route. Often I would visit with customers, one in particular — Joan Henick. She had a thirst for life; at age 76 she bought a PC to learn and scour the internet for photos, articles from NASA, and email with old friends. I’ll never forget, I had traveled one summer to Great Britain during a three-week program. Joan loved that I had exposure to those things, “but,” she interjected, “never forget to see your own country.” I keep her advise in my mind, always.

Yet To Be Done

Experiences

1. Hot air balloon ride
2. Visit all 63 National Parks (with Dad)
3. Skydive
4. Bike ride the Cabot Trail (Nova Scotia)
5. Hike to Machu Pichu
6. Ski out West (e.g. Aspen, Whistler) (2018)
7. Take Cameron to Disney World
8. Take Cameron to Europe

National Parks Remaining (48)

Big Bend National Park, Texas
Biscayne National Park, Florida
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
Channel Islands National Park, California
Congaree National Park, South Carolina
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
Death Valley National Park, California and Nevada
Denali National Park, Alaska
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
Everglades National Park, Florida
Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska
Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri and Illinois
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana
Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
Joshua Tree National Park, California
Katmai National Park, Alaska
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Kings Canyon National Park, California
Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska
Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
National Park of American Samoa, American Samoa
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia
North Cascades National Park, Washington
Olympic National Park, Washington
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Pinnacles National Park, California
Redwood National Park, California
Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Sequoia National Park, California
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
White Sands National Park, New Mexico
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska
Yosemite National Park, California

Done

National Parks & Monuments Visited

1. Glacier National Park (2009)
2. Yellowstone National Park (2009, 2017)
3. Grand Tetons (2009)
4. Zion National Park (2012)
5. Bryce Canyon National Park (2012)
6. Capitol Reef National Park (2012)
7. Canyonlands National Park (2012)
8. Grand Staircase Escalante National Park (2012)
9. Arches National Park (2012)
10. Acadia National Park (2014, 2016, 2017)
11. Rocky Mountain National Park (2016)
12. Black Canyon of the Gunnison (2016)
13. Devils Tower National Monument (2017)
14. Mount Rushmore National Monument (2017)
15. Wind Caves National Park (2017)
16. Badlands National Park (2017)
17. Shenandoah National Park (2017, 2018)

Cities, States & Countries

North America

• Maine
• Mexico (2017)
• Canada
• Colorado (2016, 2018)
• Winter Park (2018)

Europe

• England & U.K. (1997, 2017)
• Ireland (1996)
• France (1998, 2011)
• Germany (2001)
• Switzerland (1998, 2001)
• Austria (2001)
• Italy (1998, 2002, 2011)
• Monaco (2011)

Asia

• China (2008)

Whirlwind Tour of South Dakota and Wyoming to see Mount Rushmore.

Feb 19, 2018Ski out west

Feb 15, 2018Glacier, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton National Parks