Bucketlist

One-stop shopping for my “idears” on the life list:

Vacations

Climbing (US)

  • (Mount Jefferson)
  • (Mount Olympus)
  • Tahoma (Mount Rainier) 14,411
  • Three Fingered Jack
  • South Sister (?)
  • Warren Peak, Anaconda Range, MT (with Mike!)
  • Trapper Peak on skis with Katt, Bitterroot Mountains, MT
  • Saint Marys Peak with Katt, Bitterroot Mountains, MT
  • Como Peaks, Bitterroot Mountains, MT
  • Lonesome Bachelor, Bitterroot Mountains, MT
  • Castle Crag, Bitterroot Mountains, MT
  • Canyon Peak, North Ridge, Bitterroot Mountains, MT
  • North Trapper Peak, Bitterroot Mountains, MT
  • Sonilem Ridge, Mission Mountains, MT
  • West Saint Mary from East Saint Mary, Mission Mountains, MT
  • McCleod Peak, Rattlesnake Wilderness, MT

Ski Mountaineering (Cascades)

  • Koma Kulshan (Mount Baker) 10,781
  • Dakobed (Glacier Peak) 10,525
  • (South Sister)
  • Middle Sister
  • Uytaahkoo (Mount Shasta) 14,179 feet
  • Diamond Peak ( ) 9xxx feet

Ski Mountaineering (Montana)

  • Trapper Peak with Katt, ~ April
  • Scapegoat, winter
  • Schmerker’s Folly (Copper Creek), ~May
  • Saint Mary Peak, ~May

Skiing – lift served (Northwest US/Canada)

  • Revelstoke, BC
  • Aleyska, AK
  • Badger Mountain (WA)
  • 49 Degrees North (WA)
  • Bluewood (WA)
  • Mission Ridge (WA)
  • White Pass (WA)
  • Hurricane Ridge (WA)
  • Maverick Mountain (MT)
  • Teton Pass Ski Area (?) (MT)
  • Showdown Ski Area (MT)
  • Loup Loup (WA)
  • Wilamette Pass (OR)
  • Ski Hoodoo (OR)
  • Echo Valley (Lake Chelan) (WA)

Caving (Northwest US)

  • Cave Ridge – Newton, Cascade
  • Dynamited (This year i SWEAR)
  • Vancouver Island
  • Gardner Cave, Crawford State Park
  • Windy Creek Cave

Flying (Northwest US)

  • Float Plane rating
  • Helicopters
  • Copalis Beach Airport
  • Airplane Camping
    • KORS – Orcas Island – Obstruction Island State Park
    • 1RL – Point Roberts – Lighthouse Marine Park
    • Stuart Island – $ for Washington Pilot Association members
    • 21W – Ranger Creek – pilot campsites + campground on runway
    • 4S6 – Tieton State
    • W39 – Roche Harbor – $10 tie downs, no camping
    • W10 – Whidbey Island
    • W28 – Sequim – tiny cabin glamping
    • 3W7 – Coulee Dam Airport
    • 09S – Lake Sullivan
    • 66S – Cavanaugh Bay
    • 67S – Priest Lake
    • FHR – Friday Harbor – camp on field ($25)
    • 2S9 – Willapa Bay – manager is cool with aviators pitching a tent
    • 3S7 – Newhalem Bay
    • ESW – Easton State
    • 6S9 -Stehekin State
    • W12 – Lost River

Backpacking

  • Olympics – to Blue Glacier or??
  • North Cascades – need to define
  • Section J PCT – Stevens to Snoqualmie Pass, 80 miles, 10 days
  • East side

Hot Springs (Washington)

  • Goldmyer
  • Olympic
  • Sul Duc
  • Doe Bay
  • Soap Lake (?)

Hot Springs (elsewhere)

  • Elkhorn, MT
  • Quinns, MT
  • Sharkey, ID
  • Gold Bug, ID
  • Stanley, ID
  • other MT commercial ones
  • Japan
  • Iceland

Paddlesports

  • Sea kayak in the San Juans
  • Pack rafting!?!?!
  • WASHINGTON STATE RIVER

Highpointing

  • MN and MI from Duluth – pay the money to get to Duluth for 300 miles less driving r/t to Eagle Mtn alone.
  • NY in April 2024 for the eclipse!?
  • ME – from Bangor via Ohare on United or Delta
  • IL combined with MO repeat or Chicago trip
  • NV from Reno, Vegas, or Sacremento (combine with Yosemite / Half Dome?)
  • AZ from Flagstaff, via Phoenix on American Airlines
  • UT, MT, CA, WY – drive there (?)

Items in bold have been done by the author but want to do again!