I think it would be great to have a reverse bucket list. Not a list of camping and outdoor things we want to do but things we've done and appreciate what we already have and the life we've lived.
I'm going to start:
I remember our family camping in Virginia a few years ago on the way home from Florida with my elderly parents. Sitting around the campfire and they told stories of our many camping trips growing up. Laughing about horror stories camping, many that I didn't know happened because I was too young or they just hide from us like visits from skunks, raccoons, snakes, a bear and more.
Maybe fishing, hiking, campfire food or friends you've made are things you are thankful for?
I would say there are two for me. Family reunions that I use to go to when I was a kid. They were huge 200 plus people from the whole family tree :cowboy: Those were some good times.
Second was a 20 day camping trip with my wife and kids. I think that was the first time I was able to have days where I could actually relax and worry about nothing.
Deeply fond memories of grandparents and parents taking us on trips throughout the U.S. but always ending up in Arkansas in June for joint birthdays of dad and aunts that turned in "little" family celebrations with about 30 to 40 of us. The stories were raucous, moving, and sometimes silly. When my great-grandfather died, we all had such a great time telling family stories from pre-Civil War, it was decided to turn the gathering into a family reunion every two years. That has unraveled as elders have died, their children aging and unable to travel, and their children too busy with their own lives and little connection to the past. I cherish those memories and am sad they have come to an end -- just a hole in the bucket with everything leaking out. 🙂
Parents took us (me, my sister, my brother, and my brothers friend) on a month and a half long camping trip. South Florida to Arizona, up to Colorado, over to Tennessee, and back to South Florida. Obviously plenty of stops along the way and countless memories to go with them.
Grand Canyon, Royal Gorge, Pikes Peak, Grand Ole Opry, etc.
My goal now is t make similar memories for my kids.
We did a very similar road trip 2 years ago. Not camping, but enjoyable none the less. Central Florida to Wisconsin, Colorado, Arizona, and then back to Central Florida. Grand Canyon, Pikes Peak, etc.
stayed with friends and family in a few places which is why we didn't bring the camper.
We are in the process of planning a camping trip this summer which will go from central FL to eastern SC, eastern VA, PA, western VA, western SC, back to central FL..
I am grateful for the family I have, the memories made so far, and the endless possibilities ahead of us.
Skydiving. It was AMAZING!
Visiting the Grand Canyon as a teenager, on a 3 wk camping trip with my family. The all day riding in the truck for 2-3 days at a time was difficult, but once we got there, it was AWESOME! Plus we visited aunts, uncles, and cousins along the way.
Teaching my son to hunt.
Winning big in Las Vegas. (Enough to pay for the entire trip, anyway)
Finding an occupation that I truly love and people that I enjoy working with.
Living close enough to my parents that my son has a real relationship with his grandparents.
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