Jacksonville was one of the first gold mining towns in the state of Oregon. Although the gold has long played out, its legacy is a town of great beauty and history.  TheJacksonville Historic District is now a U.S. National Historic Landmark.  This town of 2,800, a few miles west of Medford in the Rogue Valley, attracts affluent people who tend…...

Denver, Colorado, the "Mile High City", offers just about every type of living arrangement, recreational opportunity, and cultural program that an active adult could want. All of this is in an unusually beautiful setting with the Rocky Mountains towering overhead. The City and the County of Denver has over 715000 residents (2020), and about 2.4 million in the Denver-Aurora metropolitan…...

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, long a favorite beach and golf resort, is now a popular retirement community with over 300,000 people in the Metro, including many active adults 55+. The "Grand Strand" has a community for every type of person. Myrtle Beach has become extremely attractive as a retirement community because of its low-costs, 120 golf courses, varied housing arrangements,…...

Golden is an affluent suburb about 12 miles west of Denver.  Many baby boomers will recall that Golden was the home of the Coors Brewery, where the local water led to its fabled taste, so great that the beer was often transported cross country to amaze friends in the east. The brewery, once the largest in the world, is still…...