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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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Granite Falls is a very small town of about 4600 people in the west central foothills of North Carolina. Hickory is the largest nearby town, along with Lenoir. The elevation is about 1100' above sea level. The area is rural and hilly - popular with vacationers and retirees. The climate is a bit milder than in the rest of North…...
A town of under 7,000 in Sussex County, and growing rapidly, Millsboro is located in southeast Delaware, not far from Rehoboth Beach and Delaware's beaches. It is a small, pretty historical town. Its origins come from being the first point on the Indian River narrow enough to build a dam for water power. Millsboro had always been a market center…...
Lake Wales is a small town of about 16,000 (2020), in central Florida, near Kissimee and Winter Haven. People describe it as having a very charming little downtown representing old Florida at the time of the land boom of the 1920's. It's nickname is the "friendliest small town". There are 2 colleges in town, Warner University and Polk State College.…...
Warner Robins is a rapidly growing town of 70,000 about 15 miles south of Macon, Georgia. It is right off I-75 in central Georgia. Robins Air Force Base is located in Warner Robins. Business Week named Warner Robins the "Best Place to Raise a Family" in Georgia. Photo of Robins AFB main gate sign courtesy of Wikipedia and United States…...
