I decided to try to jot down my travel aspirations, which is so expansive that it’s pretty much impossible. Here is my dynamic list. The list is in no particular priority order and will be updated as I visit places or add places. Feel free to send me suggestions or tips.
Canada
BC
- North Coast of Vancouver Island / Cape Scott
- San Josef beach
- Della Falls, via boat by Great Central Lake
- Ammonite Falls, Nanaimo
- Hike to Witchcraft Lake, near Mt. Benson Regional Park
- Elk Falls Suspension Bridge, Campbell River
- Barkerville
- Tofino, Meares Big Tree Island
- Haida Gwaii (return as adult)
o Gwaii Haanas National Park (UNESCO)
o SGang Gwaay (UNESCO)- Agate beach
- Gulf Islands
- South: Gabriola, Galiano, Mayne, Pender, Salt Spring, Saturna, Sidney
- North: Denman (lunch picnic on Tree Island beach), Hornby (Tribune Bay Beach, paddle shores of Helliwell Provincial Park), Lasqueti, Texada
- Kicking Horse (Ski)
- Revelstoke (Ski)
- Mount Washington (Ski)
- James Bruce Falls, near Sun Peak
- Mamquam Falls, Squamish
- Oyster River, North of Courtney, on inland hwy of Courtney, until bridge over Oyster River, park on north side of bridge and walk back towards bridge, Trail is on left side, leading down to river. Go over animal gate, follow trail down to potholes
- Sooke Potholes
- Horn Lake Provincial Park, Smiling Buddha room in cave
- Mystic Beach, Juan De Fuca Marine Trail (multiday backpacking)
Alberta
- Wood Buffalo National Park
- Elk island National Park
- Writing-on-stone (UNESCO)
Saskatchewan
- Grasslands National Park?
- Prince Albert National Park?
Manitoba
- Pimachoiwin Aki (UNESCO)
- Riding Mountain National Park
- Wapusk National Park
Ontario
- Ranney Gorge Suspension Bridge, Trent
- Drake, Devonshire
- Dalhousie Harbor Lighthouse, St. Catharines
- Georgian Bay Islands National Park
- Pukaskwa National Park
o Coastal Trail multi-day hike - Thousand Islands National Park
o Boldt Castle Boat Cruise - Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, hike
- Bluff Trail, Awenda Provincial Park
- Ganaraska Trail
- Killarney Provincial Park
o La Cloche – Sihouette Trail - Point Pelee Island National Park
- Rideau Canal (skate)
- Bruce Trail end-to-end (WIP)
- James Bay
- Cup and Saucer trail, Manitoulin Island
- Bridal Veil, Manitoulin Island
- Canoe museum
- Trent Servern canoe day lock
- Paris, Grand River Paddle
- Niagara river trail
- Old Niagara Bookshop (SM)
- Goderich
- French River
- Bonnechere Caves
- Petroglyphs Provincial Park
- Long Sault Parkway
- Beavermead Park, Peterborough (paddle to waterfront cafe called Silver Bean)
- Rock Pine Resort Cottages, Georgian Bay
Quebec
- Montmorency Falls
- Montebello
- Mont St Anne (ski)
- Le Massif (ski)
- Ice Hotel
- Forillon National Park
- La Maurice National Park
- Mingan Archipelago National Park
- Miguasha National Park (UNESCO)
- Anticosti (UNESCO)
New Brunswick
- Kouchibouguac National Park
Nova Scotia
- Kejimkujik National Park
- Sable Island National Park
- Lunenberg (UNESCO)
- Landscape of Grand Pré (UNESCO)
Newfoundland & Labrador
- Mealy Mountains National Park
- Terra Nova National Park
- Red Bay Basque Whaling Station (UNESCO)
- Mistaken Point (UNESCO)
- Torngat Mountains National Park (Labrador)
- St. John’s
- Bonavista
- Fogo Island
Yukon
- Kluane National Park (UNESCO)
- Ivvavik National Park
- Vuntut National Park
- Tr’ondek-Klondike (UNESCO)
- Whitehorse
Northwest Territories
- Yellowknife
- Nahanni National Park (UNESCO)
- Aulavik National Park
- Naats’ihch’oh
- Thaidene Nene
- Tuktut Nogait
Nunavut
- Iqaluit
- Baffin Island
- Auyuittuq National Park
- Qausuittuq National Park
- Quttinirpaaq National Park
- Sirmilik National Park
- Ukkusiksalik National Park