One of the things I am going to miss most about being married to Mason is traveling.  Mason taught me how to travel and pushed me travel.  I always talked about seeing the world and Mason encouraged that.  I will admit that we more often than not, we traveled to places Mason wanted to go. Mason says that we will still travel together and I hope that is that true.  Regardless if we do or don’t I want to see the world. I hope that I find someone who shares my passion for traveling and the adventure of exploring new places.

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the places I want to travel.  One thing I have realized is that I want to see America – I want to see the places that make America great the National Parks, the monuments which commemorate our county’s history, the natural wonders and recreational places.   Additionally, I want to continue to see the world.  When I am old hope to say I have been to all seven continents.

Here is my bucket list for traveling:

Texas (my home state):

While I have travel through out the state, there are so many places in the Texas left to see.  I want to explore the small town and drive the country roads.  One of my ambitions is to really explore North Texas – I have lived here three year hardly explored my backyard.

• Big Ben National Park
• Big Thicket National Preserve
• Palo Duro Canyon State Park
• Davis Mountains
• Lubbock
• Fort Worth Zoo
• Denton

United States

When I think about it, I have only been to eight of the fifty states.  Of those eight, I have only really explored two of them.  I want to see what makes the United States the United States.  

• All of the Presidential Museums, Libraries, and homesteads.
• All of the Smithsonian Museums
• YellowStone National Park
• Mount Rushmore
• Grand Canyon
• New York City – Time Square, Ground Zero, Central Park, the Brooklyn Bridge, Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty, St. Patrick’s Cathedral and various NY Museums
• Hoover Dam
• Grand Teton National Park
• Massachusetts – Boston, Cape Cod
• Charleston, South Carolina
• Mesa Verde National Park
• Volcanoes National Park
• Seattle, Washington – Cascade Moutains, Olympic Mountains, Mount Rainer,  Space Needle
• San Francisco, California – ride a trolley car, Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf , Chinatown
• Chicago, Illinois – Frank Lloyd Wright Homes, Lake Michigan’s Shore, Millennium Park, The Field Museum, Wrigley Field
• Acadia National Park
• Alaska
• Hawaii
• Colorado – Denver, Colorado Springs, Durango, Aspen, Breckenridge, Vail, Boulder – Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
• Appalachian Mountains
• Savannah, Georgia
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Franklin Square, Valley Forge National Historical Park, The Liberty Bell Center, National Constitution Center, Independence Hall
• Monticello
• Monument Valley
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Rest of the World

There are so many countries I want to see.  What I love about visiting other countries is experiencing new cultures, traditions and customs.  Often visiting other countries reminds me of the appreciation I have for living in America and the freedoms we enjoys.  

• Poland
• Australia
• New Zealand
• Italy
• France
• Norway
• Iceland
• Greenland
• Ireland
• Scotland
• Wales
• Russia
• Sweden
• Greece
• Switzerland
• Belgium
• Netherlands
• Egypt
• Costa Rica
• Argentina
• Canada
• Mexico

 Second Trips

There are also several places I have visited that I would love to visit again

• Washington DC
• Maryland
• Germany
• Czech Republic, Prague
• Austria
• England