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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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Los Angeles is one of the premier cities of the world, a center of business, entertainment, culture, and education on Southern California's west coast. The population is almost 4,000,000. There are many nearby towns, including some on the beach including Venice, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, and Malibu....
Bridgeville is a small but rapidly growing village of about 1600 people in rural Sussex County. Its location in southwestern Delaware, (on the charming and mostly undiscovered Delmarva Peninsula) has made it a popular place for active adults from the northeast looking for a milder climate and less expensive life style. Many active adult communities are coming to the area…...
Merritt Island is a peaceful retirement community of about 36,000 residents (2020), located on the so-called “Space Coast” off Florida’s east coast. Nature gets top billing in Merritt Island. Its centerpiece is the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is comprised of 22 square miles of wetlands and home to more than 300 species of birds. Merritt Island represents an…...
Waverly is a village in, and the county seat of, Pike County. It's a small town of just under 5,000. It's located along the west bank of the Scioto River. Photo of Pike County Courthouse in Waverly courtesy of Wikipedia and Nyttend (public domain)....
