tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post1904494804293262937..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Bucket ListsJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-41502561551543561842016-03-06T14:44:53.575-05:002016-03-06T14:44:53.575-05:00Margaret -- I'd love to see Iceland as well, b...Margaret -- I'd love to see Iceland as well, but I keep getting sidetracked because there are so many great places in North America I still haven't seen.<br /><br />KM & Kait -- the expression that "youth is wasted on the young" was not made for you two!!<br /><br />Gloria -- Just because the whole trail is there doesn't mean it needs to be hiked in one go. I've hiked much of the New Hampshire section. Some folks do the entire trail the way you did the Shenandoah area.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-89579475452254005622016-03-06T13:27:53.696-05:002016-03-06T13:27:53.696-05:00Jim, I'm glad you're completing some of th...Jim, I'm glad you're completing some of those things on your list.<br /><br />At one time after reading the story of an elderly farm woman from Ohio who not only hiked the Appalachian Trail once, but did it a second time, too, I thought I'd like to do that, too. However, I realized I didn't want to spend that many months away from home so I settled with doing five days and nights at a time hiking the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park. My sister and I covered all but maybe one or two miles of the trail going through the park in the summers we hiked it taking up where we'd left off the year before.<br /><br />At one time I wanted to move to a cottage in a small town in England. I have to admit those dreams came when I was raising four kids less than five years apart from first to last. I have visited Great Britain twice, and would like to go back someday especially to visit one of my critique partners who lives there. <br /><br />Other than those two things, I don't have a bucket list. Although, I haven't seen all the 50 states, I have seen probably two-thirds of them. I've been overseas five times as well as Candada numerous times so I've seen a bit more than just this countryGloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55882053429252002752016-03-06T12:05:45.065-05:002016-03-06T12:05:45.065-05:00Delightful list. Sorry about hiking the trail. I&#...Delightful list. Sorry about hiking the trail. I'm in Kathleen's camp. I really don't have a bucket list. When I was in high school a psychic told me I would die by 30, so I decided that if I did die at 30, there would no coulda, shoulda, wouldas left. We didn't have the concept of a bucket list then. Needless to say, I survived 30 by a lot of years... There's still more things I want to do, but there is no urgency about them. Good on on Left Coast Crime. Great reason to attend!Kait Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563141052893906365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-85885796599111227792016-03-06T11:49:45.042-05:002016-03-06T11:49:45.042-05:00So many people's lists include seeing wonderfu...So many people's lists include seeing wonderful sights!<br /><br />I can't say I have a true bucket list. I've already seen and done and accomplished so much more that I ever expected to in this lifetime. It seems greedy to want more.<br /><br />I'm very glad I did some of the more challenging trips when I was a bit younger. My daughter and I went on a trip to Tanzania, and I'm not sure I'd be up for the climbs up the river banks, the ten hour trips in a cramped vehicle, etc. again. Ditto for walking the Great Wall of China.<br /><br /><br /><br />KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-71746846911670381462016-03-06T11:00:41.862-05:002016-03-06T11:00:41.862-05:00The northern lights are fabulous. I want to see th...The northern lights are fabulous. I want to see them in Iceland, after I've read some Icelandic noir to enhance my visit.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-69395244469051021362016-03-06T09:54:10.062-05:002016-03-06T09:54:10.062-05:00Warren -- I remember someone arriving at our camp ...Warren -- I remember someone arriving at our camp in Michigan's UP and complaining that on the way all they saw were trees. They haven't been back!Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-78094454205066473432016-03-06T09:14:04.349-05:002016-03-06T09:14:04.349-05:00My wife visited West Virginia to complete her list...My wife visited West Virginia to complete her list of visiting every state. It was beautiful although a friend of our complained that she couldn't see anything in West Virginia because all the trees got in the way.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-54787567747748607712016-03-06T08:19:07.497-05:002016-03-06T08:19:07.497-05:00Yes, Shari -- We saw them the first two nights we ...Yes, Shari -- We saw them the first two nights we were here in Churchill, Manitoba. Last night it snowed, and we fly out tonight.Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-68465285894561716212016-03-06T07:00:55.174-05:002016-03-06T07:00:55.174-05:00Well, I saw on Facebook that you and Jan have seen...Well, I saw on Facebook that you and Jan have seen the Northern Lights! Thank you for sharing those photos. Now seeing the lights is on my bucket list, along with bagging those last few pesky states.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.com