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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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Wilsonville is a town of 19,000 as well as being a suburb of Portland. The town is growing fast and has an affluent population. It has a great location south of Portland and on the Willamette River. Many large corporations have established headquarters or their operations here. Outdoor adventures abound in the area. Photos of Tauchman House at Boones Ferry…...
Atlantis is a very tiny incorporated city of just over 2,100 between Boynton Beach and Lake Worth. It is built on the site of a former cattle ranch. This community is gated and has it own police force. There is a public golf course as well as a private country club. Nathan Hunt and Paul Kintz were involved in its…...
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…...
Probably everyone has a vision of Cape Cod, even if you haven't been there. Picture a wealthy and postcard-perfect Cape Cod, and you have Chatham, Massachusetts. For many active adults, it could be the perfect retirement community. Set at the Cape’s outer elbow, the town’s is surrounded on 3 sides by ocean. The Chatham Bar is an extremely long sand…...
