What's your Bucket List? - Page 3

Little Red L98. · 05-04-2024, 9:41pm

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Originally Posted by slewfoot

yeh, seeing things in person is nice but just does not seem worth the time and effort. I'd like to see Mt Rushmore and Little Big Horn but want something substantial along the way somewhere

Rushmore and Little Big Horn are probably the most boring places you could go in the us. Stop by the world’s largest ball of string and a jackalope on the way.

Little Red L98. · 05-04-2024, 9:43pm

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Originally Posted by Red Baron

Double dose of Metamucil for that. Ooof!

McCFe in It’ly.

slewfoot · 05-04-2024, 9:46pm

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Originally Posted by Little Red L98.

Rushmore and Little Big Horn are probably the most boring places you could go in the us. Stop by the world’s largest ball of string and a jackalope on the way.

I saw a monster frying pan once but don't recall where it was

Mick · 05-04-2024, 9:56pm

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Originally Posted by Little Red L98.

Rushmore and Little Big Horn are probably the most boring places you could go in the us. Stop by the world’s largest ball of string and a jackalope on the way.

I disagree on Mt. Rushmore.

If you hype yourself up like it's a "vacation destination", yeah, you're going to be disappointed. My daughter and I did it when she was moving from CA to Boston in October of 2022, and she was driving her car across the country. We did Rushmore, along with Devil's Tower, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Rock 'n' Roll museum, and other stuff like that. If I had scheduled even a couple of days for the express purpose of seeing any one of those things, I would have been VERY disappointed. But just bee-bopping along at our own pace, stopping to see stuff we had only seen in pictures or read about in the past, every stop was at least somewhat cool. Devil's Tower was a 2 hour stop, and we saw EVERYTHING there. Rushmore was about the same.

If we had planned to spend a full day at ANY of the attractions I named, yeah, we would have been bored to tears shortly after lunch.

Little Red L98. · 05-04-2024, 10:39pm

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Originally Posted by Mick

I disagree on Mt. Rushmore.

If you hype yourself up like it's a "vacation destination", yeah, you're going to be disappointed. My daughter and I did it when she was moving from CA to Boston in October of 2022, and she was driving her car across the country. We did Rushmore, along with Devil's Tower, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Rock 'n' Roll museum, and other stuff like that. If I had scheduled even a couple of days for the express purpose of seeing any one of those things, I would have been VERY disappointed. But just bee-bopping along at our own pace, stopping to see stuff we had only seen in pictures or read about in the past, every stop was at least somewhat cool. Devil's Tower was a 2 hour stop, and we saw EVERYTHING there. Rushmore was about the same.

If we had planned to spend a full day at ANY of the attractions I named, yeah, we would have been bored to tears shortly after lunch.

Lots of nice places to visit in the usa. Neither of those would top my list. Look at a picture of Rushmore. Done. Little big horn. A large field. Sure I’d stop for a minute if it wasn’t too far out of the way. Did great sand dunes national park: “very large piles of sand, nothing else”. Indy in May during practice was cool I think in 78 or 79. Got to see Michael Andretti etc. What else is in Indiana.

Anjdog2003 · 05-04-2024, 11:32pm

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I would like to be taller than Danny Devito

Nosferatu · 05-05-2024, 12:04am

putting this in my garage...mission accomplished

IB4TL · 05-05-2024, 6:09am

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Originally Posted by Nosferatu

putting this in my garage...mission accomplished

Nice McLaren

Mick · 05-05-2024, 7:37am

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Originally Posted by Little Red L98.

Lots of nice places to visit in the usa. Neither of those would top my list. Look at a picture of Rushmore. Done. Little big horn. A large field. Sure I’d stop for a minute if it wasn’t too far out of the way. Did great sand dunes national park: “very large piles of sand, nothing else”. Indy in May during practice was cool I think in 78 or 79. Got to see Michael Andretti etc. What else is in Indiana.

I worked a consulting assignment in Indianapolis for several months back in 2015. After spending time there, I came to believe that city wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for that speedway.

My daughter and I got there at about 2-3 pm, did the museum, and the track tour, and really liked it. Maybe a total of 3 hours there, tops, and we saw all there was to see. It was cool seeing some of the things I had seen dozens of times on my TV! She found us a really cool brewery that had a great restaurant where we had dinner and some tasty beers. First thing in the morning, we were back on the road to the next destination.

If you're looking for more than that, you WILL be disappointed IMO.

04 commemorative · 05-05-2024, 10:35am

to win a billion dollars

Yadkin · 05-05-2024, 10:47am

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Originally Posted by Red Baron

And Protractor with raised numbers...

How about fixing my HP 41CV instead?

GTOguy · 05-05-2024, 11:12am

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Originally Posted by Mick

I worked a consulting assignment in Indianapolis for several months back in 2015. After spending time there, I came to believe that city wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for that speedway.

My daughter and I got there at about 2-3 pm, did the museum, and the track tour, and really liked it. Maybe a total of 3 hours there, tops, and we saw all there was to see. It was cool seeing some of the things I had seen dozens of times on my TV! She found us a really cool brewery that had a great restaurant where we had dinner and some tasty beers. First thing in the morning, we were back on the road to the next destination.

If you're looking for more than that, you WILL be disappointed IMO.

Went there to visit an Uncle and cousin I had never met in 2017. I agree. The way the place is laid out, like a big wheel, makes it super easy to get around. And we had some killer German food at a place that had been there since 1891. It felt very safe, very midwestern, and very uneventful. My Parents are from Indiana and Michigan (c 1930) and going back to those places, it's a totally different feel than the desert of the west I grew up in and spent my life. A lot of the 'big' cities have a small town feel to me. (except Chicago and Detroit).

Kevin68 · 05-05-2024, 11:17am

Do a frame off on a vehicle without interruption.

Learn to be a skilled road course driver...where I could consistently get 90-95% of what's possible out of whatever car I'm driving.

6 month to 1 year driving tour of the US. Just wandering and staying in small towns, not necessarily seeking out famed attractions. Maybe 25-30K miles, 50-100 miles/day (no, I don't have an EV). I would consider breaking it into several 6 week trips.

Anjdog2003 · 05-05-2024, 1:24pm

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Originally Posted by Nosferatu

putting this in my garage...mission accomplished

My son has a McLaren 600LT, paid close to 250k for it. When i think 250k I think remodel the kitchen get a new BMW M3 take a nice vacation and bank the rest.
He had to help me get out of the passenger seat. Ask me if i wanted to drive it and i told him no. Too fast and i don't want anyone seeing him helping me out of the drivers seat.