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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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Banning is a town of 29,000 near the San Gorgonio Pass; north of San Diego and east of Los Angeles. Palm Springs and Riverside are nearby. It is named for Phineas Banning who was a stagecoach line operator and Father of the Port of Los Angeles. The area was first settled by the Cahuilla Indians and then as a Spanish…...
The Dallas Fort Worth Metro is well, Texas-sized. There are neighborhoods for every kind of person ranging from old downtown areas to places out in the suburbs. Retirees like it in Dallas for a number of reasons. It's a big city so there is always something to do - there are more restaurants, museums, concerts, plays, and professional sports events…...
Nashua, New Hampshire is rated #87 on Money Magazine’s Best Places to Live Guide. It is has also won “Best Place to Live in America” twice. This small city/large town of about 84,000 is only 40 miles from Boston. Working people and active adults in retirement seem to appreciate that Nashua is also near the mountains and lakes of New…...
Huntsville is a classic, small-town Texan community with a lot of history and natural beauty. It is home to Sam Houston State University, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville State Park, and HEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas. The city served as the residence of Sam Houston, who is recognized in Huntsville by the Sam Houston Memorial Museum and a…...