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Outdoor Recreation Bucket List Challenge

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Note: This event has already passed.

Complete a minimum of 12 challenges from the list below between September and November to receive a 20% discount at the Northwest Adventure Center (excludes guns and ammo). You must choose 7 activities from the Narrows Challenge, 3 from the Sockeye Challenge and 2 from the Columbia Challenge. Submit completed list with pictures as proof to usarmy.jblm.imcom.list.dfmwr-odr@mail.mil.

Narrows Challenge (Easy)
Complete a minimum of 7 from this list

  • Go clamming
  • Swim at Shoreline Park
  • Catch a fish at American Lake
  • Go mountain biking
  • Visit Fort Worden
  • Get your Washington State hunting or fishing license
  • Visit a farmer’s market
  • Float a river
  • Play a round of golf at Eagle’s Pride or Whispering Firs golf courses
  • Shoot skeet or trap at the MWR Shotgun Shooting Complex
  • Pick wild huckleberries or blackberries
  • Watch salmon run
  • Roast s’mores over a campfire
  • Order food from McChord Club and have a picnic
  • Hike at a state park
  • Take a selfie with Iron Mike
  • Hike the trail between Summer Cove & Russell Landing Marina


Sockeye Challenge (Medium)
Complete a minimum of 3 from this list

  • Watch orcas in their natural habitat
  • Eat lunch on the Warrior Zone patio (limited to 18+)
  • Eat a Washington apple straight from the tree
  • Buy flowers at Pike Place Market
  • Rent a canoe or kayak at Russell Landing Marina (closes Sept. 30)
  • Take pictures at Solo Point
  • Go mushroom hunting
  • Tour Port Angeles Underground
  • Take the ferry to Port Townsend
  • Go camping at American Lake
  • Take a selfie on Heritage Hill


Columbia Challenge (Hard)
Complete a minimum of 2 from this list

  • Find a carnivorous plant in the wild
  • Go scuba diving
  • Hit a bullseye at the MWR Rifle & Pistol Range
  • Go surfing
  • Go deep-sea fishing
  • Cross the cable bridge at Staircase Loop Trail
  • Go paddle boarding
  • Catch a salmon bigger than 25”
Cost

Free to enter

Program
Northwest Adventure Center