99 Outdoor Things to Do

I saw this on Candace's blog, followed a comment to Debbie's blog, but it all originated with Barb and her hubby. I thought it would be fun to do. I have put a star by the ones that I have done.

1. Make maple syrup.
2. Stand under a redwood/sequoia.
3. Ski down a mountain. (I've skiied down a hill, does that count?)
4. See a saguaro cactus.
5. See an alligator in the wild.
6. Find a shell on a beach. *
7. Skip a rock on a lake. *
8. See a sunrise. *
9. Pick an apple from a tree.
10. Grow a sunflower. (We tried this year, but they didn't come up.)
11. Sleep under the stars in a sleeping bag.*
12. Find the Big Dipper.*
13. Climb a sand dune.
14. Walk in the rain with or without an umbrella. *
15. Find a fossil.
16. Take a photo of the Grand Canyon. (That's my ultimate trip.)
17. Go to the lowest point of North America-Badwater, CA
18. See a raptor fly.
19. Be able to identify ten birds. (I'm workin' on it.)
20. See a mushroom. *
21. Visit a tide pool.
22. Visit a volcano.
23. Feel an earthquake.
24. See a tornado.
25. Experience a hurricane.

26. Catch snow on your tongue. *

27. See a deer in the wild. *

28. Touch a dolphin.

29. Go ice skating on a pond.

30. Go fishing. *

31. Go snorkeling.

32. Whittle a stick.

33. Gather chicken eggs. *

34. Milk a cow or a goat.*

35. Ride a horse. *

36. See a moose.

37. Gather acorns.*

38. Pick berries and eat some.*

39. Watch a lightning storm. *

40. Build a campfire.*

41 Press a flower.*

42. Use binoculars to spot a bird. *

43. Identify five wildflowers. (No, and I'm sorry to say that.)

44. Take a photo of Half Dome.

45. Find a piece of obsidian.

46. See a tumbleweed.

47. See a wild snake.*

48. Watch a spider spin a web. *

49. Climb a tree. (No, I'm too chicken.)

50. Get lost on a hike. *(Yes, and that was on my honeymoon)

51. Watch ants in a colony. *

52. Hatch a butterfly. *

53. Climb a rock. *

54. See the Continental Divide.

55. See the Northern Lights.

56. See a bear in the wild.

57. Dig for worms. *

58. Grow a vegetable and then eat it. *

59. See a bat flying. *

60. Feel a sea star.

61. Swim in the ocean.*

62. See a geyser erupt.

63. Walk in the fog. *

64. Observe a bee.*

65. Find a bird’s nest. *

66. See a beaver’s den.

67. Go whale watching.

68. See a banana slug.

69. Stand on the edge of a cliff.*

70. Blow a dandelion. *

71. Throw a snowball and build a snowman.*

72. Cook an egg on the sidewalk...can you actually do that?

73. See a lightning bug. Or do you call it a firefly?*

74. Visit a cave. *

75. Make a sandcastle. *

76. Hear a cricket. *

77. Catch a frog.

78. Watch for the first star in the evening.*

79. Smell a skunk. *

80. Feel pine sap. *

81. Feed a duck. *

82. Learn to use a compass or GPS.*

83. See a buffalo.

84. Get wet in a waterfall. *

85. Swim in a lake. *

86. Walk on a log. *

87. Feel moss.*

88. Jump in a pile of leaves. *

89. Fly a kite. *

90. Walk barefoot in the mud. *

91. Hear a sea lion bark. *

92. Hear a coyote. *

93. Pan for gold.

94. Crack open a nut. *

95. Go snowshoeing.

96. Feel a cattail. *

97. Smell a pine forest. *

98. Sit under a palm tree.*

99. Walk across a stream on rocks.*