
I thought it would be fun to look back at 2008 and remember my favorite adventures this year. I found that my favorites fell into 2 categories -- Places I've always wanted to go, or places that surprised me.
Here's the countdown:

Number 10 -- My very first
NASCAR race in Phoenix.

Number 9 -- The
House on the Rock in Wisconsin.

Number 8 -- The gathering at Paul's house, near Chicago. We had lots of fun on his property
here and
here, went to Chicago
here and
here, and visited
Place de la Musique.

Number 7 -- Grand Marais, in northern MN. It's a great
town, and the WINs were there during the annual
Fisherman's Picnic.

Number 6 -- Branson, MO. I had never been here and it was amazing. In addition to shows in
town, I went to
Silver Dollar City, where there was a
Bluegrass Festival going on, and I rode the
Ducks.

Number 5 -- The zip line at
Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park in Mackinaw City, MI.

Number 4 -- The
hot springs at Safford, AZ.

Number 3 -- The 4-wheel drive trip to
Crystal Mill in Marble, CO, a popular photographic destination that I have wanted to see for a long time.

Number 2 -- The Dance Rally in Bandera, TX, the
Cowboy Capital of the World. What a great time I had! It started out with a
weenie roast, then there were lessons, nights out on the town
here and
here, a
Fifties dance, and a
Wild West Dance Hall Night.
And my number one adventure of the year? (Drum roll please!)
Ely, Minnesota, gateway to the Boundary Waters! The #1 vacation destination of Charles Kuralt, he wrote that "The people who live here say that you could paddle a canoe for 100 years and visit a different lake every day." Maybe a slight exageration, but not much, in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. I went on a
float plane trip, and if that wasn't enough, I also went on a short
helicopter flight.
What a great idea! Sounds like a pretty perfect year!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely makes living in a house look boring.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog, I've been reading it for a little while now, and with a planned visit to America later in the year, I'm sure that I will get some good ideas of places to visit.
Diana, you've got a few listed that I'd like to do...Bluegrass Festival & Cowboy Country. Already did the Nascar Race in 2003, lol.
ReplyDeleteYou definately can say "I had a Great year!"
2008 will be a hard act to follow but I'm sure you will find a way!! Happy New Year!!
ReplyDeleteJanuary 2, 2009 6:10 AM
There were some Branson shows that took me by surprise! I was pretty impressed with some. Did you go to any of them?
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