Evaluating the Year 2013 Bucket List

In order to come up with a numeric quantification of how we fared with our Year 2013 Bucket List, we've giving everything a "Ten Scale" point value.  Ten points will be awarded if the list item was completed.  Lesser points will be given according to a subjective assessment of our efforts to meet the spirit and intent of the list item.  Zero points will be given if the item wasn't met or was dropped from the list.

There are 33 "scored" items on this list.  The total points added up to 156.2 and therefore the final annual score was 4.73.  This translates to a "C" grade for the year.  That's OK.  We would like to get into a ""B" rating in Year 2014. 


Day Hike More Often w/Susun  (5)

(We did a better job in 2013 but need to do even better in 2014, hence the medium grade.)

Play more cribbage, croquet & darts w/Susun  (5)

(We'd like to get this item considerably higher in Year 2014.)

Improve bowling avg. to 150 (1)

(We scored so low in this because we our efforts were VERY lame in trying to reach this goal.)

Play golf at least 20 times  (1)

('Twas a terrible year for this goal.)

Camp at least 50 nights (7)

(The 7 points is simply based on math.  We camped 35 nights so that rates a 7.)

Visit Salmon Country at least four full weeks (28 days)  (5)

(We only visited Salmon Country for twice--hence the 5 points.)

Camp at Riverside at least three times (6.6)

(Camped there twice.)

Drive The Reclamation Road both ways (5)

(At least we drove it one way.)
 
Visit Ken & Julie's cabin  (10)

(We did visit their cabin, hence the 10. THANK YOU, Julie & Ken!)

Visit Heather's Place at least twice (10)

(Got that one done.  THANKS, Heather!)

Write 300 personal blog posts (6.6)

(The final 2013 tally will be 200 personal blog posts.)

Write 100 blog posts on the Salmon Thang (2)

(We might have notched 20 posts on that website.)

Write at least 100 posts on other blogs (2)

(Lame performance!)

Drive the Pass Creek-Double Springs loop (10)

(Great Trip!)

Explore and camp in Sawmill Canyon (10)

(Ditto)

Drive the Antelope Pass-Copper Basin-Trail Creek loop (10)

(Ditto)

Do at least three overnight backpacking trips (0)

Maybe this will change in 2014

Explore Italian Peaks area. (5)

The Bannack Pass Road Trip helped us get at least 5 points out of this one.

Journey to the geographical Center of Idaho (0)

This was dropped from the 2014 list.

Kayak or raft Snake River Canyon  (0)

Ditto

Float South Fork from Palisades to Byington Bridge (0)

Drive the Arco-Minnedoka Road (0)

Explore the area between Kilgore & Rexburg (5)

(We're giving ourselves 5 points on this one for the Road Trip on the other side of The Centennial Mountain Range.)

Visit site of proposed Grand Canyon Escalade (0)

This has been dropped in 2014.

Visit Grand Canyon for a few days (3)

(Got to the North Rim for a day.)

Hike the Wilson & Bear Mtn. Trails (0)

(These goals carried over into 2014.)

Drive The Young Road both ways  (5)

Made it one way.

Drive the Perkinsville Road to Williams & back  (10)

Great trip.

If you get a Middle Fork or Main Salmon trip, GO!

The above item gets no points because there was no invitation.

Explore Tex Creek WMA in much greater detail  (6)

Our Skyline Drive Road Trip earned us points for this item.

Become much more familiar with Pleasant Valley Country (5)

The Marvie Trip into Montana earns points for this item.

Visit Yellowstone at least twice.  (10)

Barely made it this year.

Continue Grand Teton & City of Rocks camping traditions (5)

We're giving ourselves 5 points here because of substituting the Dubois and Teton Valley trips.

Spend a 5 nights at Bryce Canyon Nat'l Park (6)

Only got 3 nights.