Sunday, May 06, 2012

My Bucket List



My Bucket List 


Yet to Do - but working actively working on it
Ride to Alaska (June 2012)
Weight less than 200 lbs. (and not because of cancer) (Working on since Nov 30 2011)
Ride in Canada (June 2012)
Ride Glacier National Park (June 2012)


Yet to Do
Attend the start of an Iron Butt Rally (July 2013)
Ride in upstate New York (summer 2013)
Ride to Newfoundland (maybe summer 2013)
See Niagara Falls (summer 2013)
Ride to the Black Hills, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons before the Sturgis rally
Take a fall foliage motorcycle tour in the upper midwest or northeast US
Visit Glacier National Park preferably on a motorcycle to see the fall colors.
Ride a motorcycle in Mexico
Ride a motorcycle in the Alps
Go to New Zealand - and ride a motorcycle or scooter
See the Panama Canal - possibly by motorcycle
Skydive (If President Bush 41 can do it ...)
SCUBA dive (Bonnie will be my dive instructor)
See the Northern Lights
See the Southern Cross
Celebrate my 50th wedding anniversary
See old Army buddy Russ Maugans
See the Yankees, Mets, BoSox & Cubbies play at their home stadiums
Go to a Broadway play


Done
Go to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - August 2009
Ride Key West - Jan 19-28 2010
Take an airboat ride in the Florida Everglades - Jan 25 2010
Ride Michigan's Upper Peninsula - July 19-Aug 1 2010
See old Army buddy Bill Layes - Nov 21 2010 at the Paseo Cafe in Oklahoma City
Attend the end of the Iron Butt Rally - June 30 - July 2 2011


Things I've done and want to do again
See the Milky Way
Go to Thailand
See the Grand Canyon


Things I want to do but have no control over
Attend the wedding of my grandchild
Have  a great-grandchild
Take a motorcycle ride with my wife
Find and see my friend Dutch Shivers again


Things that were on my Bucket List but no more
Ride a bull - I'm too old, too fat, and heal too slowly

Losing Weight and Getting Ready for Alaska

I'm getting ready for my trip to Alaska on June 7. I'll be riding my Concours 14 with Perfesser Paul and his wife Audrey on their Tri Glide.


My web page has links to the current plans for our ride up and back as well as a list of all my upcoming trips. It also has a link to my SPOT track


Since I've lost over 50 lb. and my riding jacket and pants no longer fit, I bought a new Firstgear Kilimanjaro jacket (large) and a new pair of Darien riding pants (38R).


These are significantly smaller than the XXL jacket and shortened 46R pants I'd been wearing. Here are before (November 2011) and after (April 2012) pictures
November 2011
April 2012