Today is day 14 of my 4-month Next Chapter Best Chapter road trip and it’s also my 56th birthday! Last night, I arrived in La Jolla, CA, where I will spend the next 16 days visiting my daughter. I’ll also be working my full-time job, exploring the area, taking in the beautiful weather, and doing a few unexpected things!
In honor of my 56 years on this spinning rock, I have come up with a list of 56 things I want to experience on this once-in-a-lifetime trip. A bucket list within my bucket list! Keep in mind that this list was created with the help of two friends and one (ok, maybe more) of Uncle Mike’s famous margaritas. And there is one item on this list that I was double-dog dared to add, but will not actually do… a blog post Easter Egg if you will! For fun, put in the comments which experience you think is the Easter Egg!
And, if you have any great ideas I should add, let me know in the comments as well! I’m happy to add more to the list!
Fifty-six bucket list items to experience on my
Next Chapter Best Chapter road trip:
(“New States” are: Idaho, Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin)
1. Hike Devil’s Bridge in Arizona
2. Get a tattoo or two
3. Glamp at Joshua Tree National Park
4. Visit Yellowstone National Park
5. Go on a solo hike
6. Visit Zion National Park
7. Visit Petrified Forest National Park
8. Take a selfie at Imperial Sand Dunes
9. Go to a concert
10 Go to a drive-in movie theater
11. Make a friend while hiking solo
12. Go to a gun range
13. Eat out at a restaurant by myself
14. Eat food I have never eaten before
15. Dance on a bar top
16. Receive a ticket or violation of some kind
17. Go to a strip club
18. Get a photo with a random person in every new state
19. Get a selfie with a celebrity
20. AirDrop a funny photo to a random person
21. See a moose in the wild
22. See a bear in the wild
23. Go to the dog beach in San Diego
24. Go whale watching
25. Giving surfing a try
26. Watch a sunset in every new state
27. Have a one-night stand
28. Watch a sunrise in every new state
29. Stargaze in every new state
30. Eat a potato in Idaho
31. Relax in an Idaho hot spring
32. Go to a brewery in every new state
33. Eat salmon in Alaska
34. See a bald eagle in Alaska
35. Eat a bison burger in Montana
36. Eat chokecherry jam/pie in North Dakota
37. Eat cheese curds in Wisconsin
38. Get a selfie with a cowboy
39. Swim in the Pacific Ocean
40. Swim in the Atlantic Ocean
41. Exercise on the beach
42. Exercise in the mountains
43. Go to a rodeo
44. Go to a professional sports game
