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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 and watched adventurers in boats surge 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 ever wondered whether a Grand Canyon rafting…...
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Waretown is a small town of about 1,500 people about midway down New Jersey's Atlantic Coast. If you come through NJ on the Garden State Parkway you will go very near Waretown. To its west are the famous pine barrens of New Jersey....
St. Marys is a fast growing town in extreme southeastern Georgia with more than 17,000 residents. It is the access to Cumberland Island, one of the gorgeous Sea Islands off Georgia's southern coast. St. Marys gets a favorable mention by most people considering living in the area. It is near the naval base and is popular for military retirements. Obviously…...
Let's start by saying Lake Mary Florida is #4 on Money Magazine's Best Places to Live 2007 list. That list is aimed at a general, not a retirement, audience, but the basic appeal is here for all groups. Lake Mary, population 13,000, is particularly suited to people who want to retire to a place where family life and exposure to…...
Maryville, Tennessee is a small college town of 23,000 that also happens to be only 15 miles from a much bigger college town - Knoxville (home of the University of Tennessee). This small town has all of the things that make Tennessee retirements so appealing - low taxes and cost of living, small town living, and outstanding recreation opportunities with…...