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I Waited 53 Years to Raft the Grand Canyon. It Was Worth Every Minute.
Some bucket list dreams take a lifetime Fifty-three years ago I stood at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Adventurers in rubber rafts floated into view, screaming in delight as they surged through the the Colorado River’s Hermit Creek Rapids. I remember thinking, "Someday I'm going to raft that river." This June, at age 77, I finally did. If you've…...
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Arnaudville, settled by the French in the 1700s, is located in South Central Louisiana. This small town of just 1,400 people offers the Southern quaintness of a tiny community with the convenience of being 35 miles away from Lafayette and its 540,000 residents. Retirees here find a quiet, easygoing and neighborly lifestyle. This Spanish moss-strewed town has also recently attracted…...
Lufkin, Texas has been selected as one of the first to receive “Texas Certified Retirement Community Certification”. Town officials, which pursued this certification as an innovative form of economic development, viewed the honor "as a verification of Lufkin's quality of life". Nacogdoches County - located 18 miles north of Lufkin - was also honored as one of the first three…...
Woodburn is known for the Woodburn dragstrip as well as two golf courses in town, including the Oregon Golf Association's golf course. The town is in located in the northern part of the Willamette Valley and is part of the Salem Metro. Another popular attraction is the outlet mall, Woodburn Company Stores. The annual tulip festival is one of the…...
Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the second largest city of Ontario and the fourth largest in Canada. The population is over 800,000. Located on the border of Quebec and Ontario, the city makes an ideal compromise capital for this bilingual country....
