To-Do List

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)
    • Zoo
    • Aquarium
    • Botanic 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