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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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Tempe is a college town on the southeast side of Phoenix with a population of over 160,000. In addition to Arizona State University (ASU Sun Devils) there is a significant corporate presence. Tempe is one of the more interesting parts of the Phoenix area in which to live, in that is a streetscape with bars and restaurants to explore. Tempe…...
Tecolote is located on the majestic southwestern Pacific coast of Nicaragua near Managua. Nicaragua is an up and coming location for retirement because of its climate, friendly people and low cost of living. See other reviews for Nicaraguan towns on this site for additional details about this country. Tecolote is home to at least one very fancy active adult community…...
Hoschton is a village of about 1600 people that is northwest of Atlanta and east of Buford. This is a very rural area but just off of I 85. Braselton is another nearby town of about the same size. Jackson County courthouse in Jefferson Photo of Jackson County Courthouse, located in Jefferson, Georgia, courtesy of Wikipedia and Calvin Beale…...
Florence, Oregon, is located on the Oregon coast at the mouth of the Siuslaw River, and is midway between Coos Bay and Newport. The population in 2012 was 8,484 with about one-third of that number retirees. The average age of the community is 57 years-old, which is 10 years older than the state's average age of 47 years. Florence was…...
