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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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Located at the foot of the Klamath mountains on the southern Oregon coast, Brookings is a small outdoorsy town. Once a logging community, Brookings is a now cute seaside town with over fifteen miles of pristine beaches and unusually warm weather year round. Wet and mild winters makes this town incredibly lush; palm trees and bright gardens dominate a lovely…...
Dayville is a very tiny town that is part of the town of Killingly in eastern Connecticut. It is close to Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and the large Indian Casinos - Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Casino. This part of rural Connecticut has deep forests and rolling hills, it is much less densely settled than the rest of the state. Photo of…...
Augusta, Georgia, the "Garden City," is a city of contrasts. On one hand it is home to the oldest autonomous African-American Baptist church in the country. Its new motto is “We feel good” in honor of native son James Brown. And yet it is home to the most prestigious golf tournament in the world – The Masters. Augusta (population 181,000)…...
Rio Grande Valley Texas is actually a region rather than one specific town. This popular community for retirement comprises many towns; Harlingen, McAllen, and Brownsville are some of the larger ones. Edinburg, Weslaco, and Mission are 3 others. The area is made up of the extreme southern tip of Texas - one side is bordered by the Rio Grande and…...
