I did much the opposite of you, @JustLuAnn. I got into a profession that naturally dragged me all over the world. I'd work long enough to save up for that next sail or trek to here or there, then when it was needed I'd get another contract and start the process over.

This coming end of may I want to take the kids up to Alaska to show them why the old man is the way he is. We'll go to all my old haunts in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon Territory. When we finish with that, we'll take the Dawson City ferry across the Yukon River to travel over the Top of the World Highway and into Alaska. We'll stop along the Jack Wade so I can show them my old lease claim on the creek, then on to Chicken and more adventures through the state.

If I live long enough, we'll have a grand old time and I'll be recording a big part of my history for them and the grandkids. My son-in-law is quite a cameraman and he might be able to use it as a sort of documentary. If I die along the way, they can dump my carcass in the bush for the critters to gnaw on. Kidding with that one. Against the law, ya know. Even in the wilderness these days. When I first went up there, a fella could disappear into the bush and nobody would so much as grunt. Aw, somebody might say, "Hey, you seen ol' Jay lately?" and everybody else would shrug and say, "Nah. Bears prolly finally got him," and that would be the end of that.

The climb out of the Grand Canyon is difficult. IIRC it is about ten miles, and a mile up. If you can jog half a marathon, you can go in and out in a day, and you can turn around any time.

I too am making a bucket list. Top of my list is to see SpaceX Starship launch, later this year.