05/16/2026
The 2026 White Bison Quests are coming! 🦬
Every year, we each make a wishlist for our summer trip. We call it a “White Bison List” because these adventures are rare and magnificent, just like their namesake.
Chaos is part of our ecosystem, but we try to keep it somewhat civilized with this five-cent, five-rule plan:
1. Every Nichols gets their five cents.
That means each person gets the same number of pre-planned quests (equal to the age of the kids) plus one wildcard. We believe strongly in the power of an unplanned tourist brochure!
2. Every list gets the same budget. Alaska is $$$ and this trip is NINE WEEKS long, so expect some EPIC choices, but also plenty of free stuff along the way!
3. All Fifteen Cents must be physically able to do every quest. The tweens are tragically limited by mom's endurance and questionable left knee.
4. Your family joins your quests, and you join theirs. Them’s the rules. No whining. No sabotage. No “this was YOUR idea.” And absolutely no choosing quests someone else will obviously hate on purpose.
5. Repeats are allowed. Duplicates are not.
You can both choose a zipline… but not the SAME zipline. This is a strictly No Double Zipping household.
Now accepting predictions for:
• who picks the weirdest quest
• who regrets their choices first
• and whether Mom survives all 36+ adventures 🏔️
Saddle up, Alaska!
