When we moved to Colorado over 3 years ago we knew we wouldn’t be here forever. We moved here pretending to be on an extended vacation so we spent a lot of time exploring the state. We’ve seen so many wonderful things already including Red Rocks , a rodeo , Rocky Mountain National Park, Boulder Falls & Nederland, Georgetown & Guanella Pass, Aspen, Vail, Fort Collins, Cheyenne WY, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Lake Dillon, Hiked Royal Arch, took a flying lesson, Shopped at Boulder’s Farmer’s Market, Went fly fishing in Boulder Creek, Gold Hill, Royal Gorge, Camping in Rollinsville, and Steamboat Springs/ Strawberry Hot Springs. There are so many other places we’ve seen that I didn’t even link back to. (Sheesh it just took me 40 minutes to find all of those links. Ya’ll better click one to reminisce with me).

We’ve covered a lot of Colorado state but there are a few things still on my bucket list while we’re out west. I made a list of 18 places that I’d like to see within an easy 12 hour drive so we can have nice weekend trips. Without further adieu, here is the official list:

I bet you all re-read the line where I described a 12 hour drive as “easy”. After driving across the country with 2 dogs and a cat, 12 hours is an easy drive!

I made these cut-outs and wrote in the items on my bucket list. I used leftover scrapbook paper that I framed for the guest room and added the shapes to an empty cork board in the room seen here from the guest room makeover:

When we have a free weekend next summer, we’ll look at the board and pick a weekend adventure.

Possible adventures for 2012 are:

Mt. Rushmore, Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado National Monument, Albuquerque, NM, Teton National Forest, Yellowstone, Telluride, CO, Grand Canyon, Salt Lake City, UT, & Jackson Hole, WY.