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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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Helendale is a town in Southern California in the Mojave Desert between Barstow and Victorville. The population is under 5,000. It was formerly called Point of Rocks and was a stop for wagon trains and explorers going west along the Santa Fe Trail. Route 66 goes through town. Silver Lakes Resort, a large residential community and resort, is located here…...
Marlboro Township is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, with a population of about 40,000 residents and grew as a suburb for those working in New York and and for nearby corporations. The town has a significant number of historical sites, as a few skirmishes occurred here during the Revolutionary War, and an active Historic Commission to help preserve them.…...
Brambleton is a master-planned, census-designated community in Loudoun County Virgina, just outside of Ashburn, Virginia, and northwest of Washington Dulles International Airport. Named after what was once a plantation, Brambleton was started in 2001 as a mixed-use development on 2,500 acres and includes residential neighborhoods, a town center, parks, trails, and schools. The population of approximately 10,000 has a median…...
Oak Ridge is a town of about 29,000 people that is west of Knoxville in eastern Tennessee. Oak Ridge is famous for being home to the Manhattan Project in WWII. The Oak Ridge National Laboratories are a major employer in the region. Retirees here enjoy terrific recreational opportunities in the nearby mountains. A reflection of the community is the fact…...
