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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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Rio Vista is a small town of about 7,000 people on the Sacramento River. There was a sensation in town in 1985 when Delta the Whale was seen swimming in the river here, 60 miles upriver from the Pacific Ocean. There are several attractions in town including a golf course and a Bass Festival in October....
Orono, a college town, is the home of the University of Maine in Penobscot County, Maine. The population is just over 9,000 but swells by additional thousands when college is in session. This college town is partially surrounded by two rivers, the Penobscot and the Stillwater. Orono is on Rt I95 in central Maine, just north of Bangor. Picture of…...
Krugersdorp is a mining city of about 400,000 people in the West Rand of the Gauteng province of South Africa. Krugersdorp was founded in 1887 and named after Paul Kruger. Gold, iron, and a number of other elements are mined here. The city's municipality has changed the name from Krugersdorp to Mogale City. Photo of Rathaus courtesy of Wikipedia and…...
Grove City is a college town in northwestern Pennsylvania. Grove City College is a Christian private liberal arts school. Although this is a very rural area, it is located near the intersection of I 80 and I 79, so easy transportation is available to Erie (north) or Pittsburgh (50 miles south). Grove City is nearing the completion of a revitalization…...
