Texas Bucket List

Texas Bucket list

The new year is fast approaching and that means it is time to make new resolutions, decide to visit interesting destinations, and attend various festivals all across Texas.  Some of that visiting and attending means travel, but hopefully not out of Texas.  Mainly, it is what you do on your travels that makes all the difference.  I’m talking about new experiences, out of the ordinary destinations, something you have always wanted to do…..in other words, your bucket list of activities and adventures you want to do before you kick the bucket.

You can travel all over Texas and have a great time without ever leaving the comfort and security of The Great State.  All you Real Texans know what I am talking about.  You are the folks that almost kiss the ground when you are out of state and drive back across the state line into the paradise of Texas.  We Texans just have a sense of  relief when we get back into Texas.   We experience anxiety when we are past Texas borders and then actually have  a sense of profound relief when we drive back onto hallowed ground.  It is a real phenomenon and you can almost see fellow Texas travelers exhale with a sigh of relief when returning to Texas soil and Texas highways.

If you really get wanderlust, then hop down to Galveston and take a cruise.  You get to leave from Galveston and return to Galveston.  Generally speaking, if you  haven’t thouroughly explored The Great State, you really don’t know what you are missing.

We have the opportunity and the means to take off just about anytime we want to .  I realize not everyone is that lucky or blessed, but we are and we take advantage of it often.  And I’m not talking money here.  Old editors are not exactly known for being Mr. Moneybags.  I’m talking time and opportunity.  Plus, we have a house sitter or rather a pet sitter.  That’s important.  I asked my friend George if they ever went anywhere interesting.  He said no, just to a few family outings and then they usually went separately.  He said they had three little dogs and it was difficult to get away because of them.  I understand that.

On the other hand, I have a dogsitter/housesitter/chickensitter who comes here and stays when we are out of town.  Say chickensitter three times real fast, then wash your mouth out with soap.  He stays down in the manspace I call my office and he keeps the dogs company, lets the chickens out, keeps the ducks out of the pansies, and feeds Bobby the bobcat.  He accepts deliveries, stacks the mail, and watches over the place.  He is very reliable and is a Grandpa to the doggies.

Then we are off.  We head out to interesting points in Real Texas generally toward the coast or the Hill Country, but Texas is so diverse, we could head in any direction and have a great time.

So, I’m compiling a Texas Bucket list.  The only requirement is that the activity, adventure, or experience must based in Texas.  It can be North, South, East, or West.

Here are a few examples:

• Eat the best chicken fried steak in Texas
• See all the Christmas lights in Marshall in East Texas
• Climb Enchanted Rock before my knees completely dissolve.
• Cruise out of Galveston with Texas Cruise Company
• Visit Port Aransas, drive on the beach and stay at Bee Gee’s Coastal Quarters
• Go antiquing in Comfort….the city
• Seen Palo Duro Canyon and the the play ‘Texas!’
• Visited the Bob Bullock Texas History museum
• Driven across Texas?

So, after rambling on and on, what I am asking is that readers contribute suggestions to the Texas Bucket list and I’ll publish a comprehensive listing of the most popular activities, places to visit, and events.  Yes, you can take pictures and send them also.

So, have YOU ever shut down Billy Bob’s?  Have you sky dived over San Marcos?  Kayaked down the Guadalupe, or climbed Guadalupe Peak?

What’s on your Texas Bucket list?

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