Here’s a list of things I want to do, sights (or sites) I want to see and food I want to eat on my adventures. This is by no means a comprehensive list, really it’s more of a reminder to myself.
Iowa To-Do List
Maquoketa Caves State Park(8/5/2023)- Starved Rock State Park (IL)
- Amana Colonies
- Pella (Dutch community)
John Wayne Birthplace Museum(10/7/2023)The Bridges of Madison County(10/7/2023)- Herbert Hoover Museum
You Haven’t Done THAT Yet?
Sandia Tram(4/24/2021)- Red River
- Hot Springs (Jemez, Ojo Caliente, etc.)
Petroglyphs(1/10/2021)- Balloon Museum
Around Town
(All of these I’ve already done, but I love them nonetheless)
Albuquerque BioPark(May 30, 2021)ZooAquariumBotanic Gardens
Old Town(January 18, 2020)Albuquerque Museum(January 18, 2020)- Museum of Natural History & Science
Day Trips
- Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- Sunspot Scenic Byway
- Billy the Kid Scenic Byway
- High Road to Taos Scenic Byway
- Chain of Craters Backcountry Byway
- Jemez Mountain Trail Scenic Byway
- Route 66 National Scenic Byway
- El Camino Real National Scenic Byway
- I’d like to do the other scenic byways in New Mexico, but let’s start with these 8.
Cuisine
- New Mexico True has a list of 60 spots throughout the state to get the best green chile cheeseburgers… let’s see how many I can knock off that list.
- Any place that serves good New Mexican food is always a destination for me.
- I’d like to try some authentic Native American food.
Pie Town. ‘Nuff Said(The main draw in Pie Town is closed. If it is purchased and re-opened in the future, I will re-add to the list.)
Things to See or Do
The Very Large Array(Lost interest)- Catwalk in Glenwood, NM
- Mogollon Ghost Town
- City of Rocks
Carlsbad Caverns(3/13/2020)- White Sands
- Pecos
- Taos Pueblo
- More of the Jemez Mountains/Fenton Lake*
Jemez Falls(8/7/2021)- Burning of the Zozobra
- Balloon Fiesta
- Albuquerque Isotopes baseball game
- Elephant Butte
- Red River
- Tucumcari
- Tent Rocks
- Shiprock
- Cumbres-Toltec Railroad/Chama
Taos(8/29/2020)Sandia Tram(4/24/2021)Tinkertown*(4/18/2021)- Turquoise Trail*
- Bisti Wilderness Area
Ruidoso, NM(November 7-8, 2020)- Battleship Rock
Gilman Tunnels(July 11, 2021)Soda Dam(July 11, 2021)- Whitewater Rafting
- Snowshoeing
- Zip Lining
- Summit
Breaking the State Line
Almont, CO, and the surrounding areas(June 4-8, 2020)Rankin, IL(July 17-25, 2020)- Amarillo/Shamrock, TX
Durango-Silverton Railroad(November 19-21, 2021)- NOLA
- Winslow, AZ