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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…...
Top Retirement Towns
Mount Airy, located in northwest North Carolina, has a lot to attract active adults 55+. It has a vital downtown that attracts tourists and retirees. The town has 10,100 people, but almost 40,000 people live in the immediate area. Andy Griffith, who hails from here (Mount Airy was the inspiration for Mayberry), has a theatre named after him, the Andy…...
Lady Lake is a small town of about 15,000 in north-central Florida, just above Leesburg. There are many lakes in the area. Lady Lake has one of the highest average ages we have seen - 68. To find out more about this vicinity, see our review of Leesburg....
Highlands is located in extreme southwestern North Carolina. It is in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest. The permanent population was 1,072 in 2020, with a median age of 57 years. The population can swell up to 20,000 during spring to fall. The town got its name from its high elevation (4,118'). In the 1930s the town…...
As a historic shore town with one of the best beaches in the state, Asbury Park, New Jersey, is a popular artsy, culturally diverse and LGBTQ friendly community. It was developed in 1871 as a resort town, and today continues to be, with much revitalization and restoration of its boardwalk and waterfront development taking place. Since 2007, the seaside town…...
