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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
New Braunfels, TX is famous with tourists and retirees for its rich German heritage, festivals, and medical access. Some say this very rapidly town of over 57,000 offers the best lifestyle for the money for senior citizens in South central Texas. People love the people, weather, excellent health care, beautiful hill country and safe living environment, and many good restaurants. …...
Beer afficianados of a certain age will recognize the name Tumwater as the source of Olympia Beer. Unfortunately the brewery in Tumwater has been retired in the wake of its acquisition by Miller. Neverthless this delightful town of about 12,000 lives on. It is located where the Deschutes River meets the Budd River at the southern end of Puget Sound…...
Seaside is a planned, mixed generation community in Florida's Panhandle,midway between Fort Walton Beach and Panama City. It is one of the first examples of the New Urbanism style of architecture, a retrospective treatment in which houses have front porches and people are encouraged to walk rather than drive their cars. Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk were the architects. Driveways…...
Grove City is a suburb of Columbus with a population of 36,000 (2014 census). There is a historic downtown section and town center but many businesses, hotels and restaurants are located on Springtown Road. Beulah Park opened in Grove City in 1923, and was the first thoroughbred racetrack in Ohio. It saw its final day of racing in 2014. Picture…...
