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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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Robbinsville is the name of a very spread out unincorporated area within Robbinsville Township, New Jersey. The name of the community was Washington Township until the change to Robbinsville was approved in 2008. About 14,000 people live here. Photo of Robbinsville Town Center along Route 33, courtesy of Wikipedia and Mr. Matte; Photo of Swaminarayanan Akshardham in Robbinsville, one of…...
Leon is the 2nd largest city in Nicaragua and has many fine examples of Spanish colonial architecture. Located about 18 kilometers from the coast, the population is about 175,000. León has long been the intellectual center of the nation - many students attend university here. Photo of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Le...
Hoover is an affluent suburb south of Birmingham, AL. The population is about 71,000 and the median household income is $81,000. The town has grown and prospered thanks to good planning and the Riverchase Galleria shopping complex. Hoover also has a minor league baseball team. It is close enough to Birmingham for city type pleasures but far enough away to…...
Even if you haven’t ever visited the Big Apple you probably have an idea what it’s like from movies and TV shows. New York, New York is a great retirement community if you love culture and a bustling scene. New York City (8,000,000 people) is made up of 5 boroughs, plus suburbs. Manhattan is of course the most famous and…...
