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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…...
Top Retirement Towns
Salt Lake City is a very popular town both for retirement and for young professionals near the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and the Great Salt Lake. The fast growing population was about 200,000 in 2020, with more than 1 million people in the Metro. Salt Lake is home to the main religious institutions of the Mormon faith in addition to…...
Waitsville, Vermont (population 1,700) is an interesting retirement choice for someone who enjoys the outdoors and doesn’t mind cold weather. Often thought of together with the small adjacent town of Warren, Waitsfield is just a few miles from 2 top Vermont ski resorts, Sugarbush, and Mad River Glen. The town itself is cute and exudes a New England feeling as…...
Peebles is located on the Tweed river west of Edinburgh with a population of approximately 8,000. It was named one of best independent retail shopping towns in Scotland. There are many cute stores and a great number of beautiful churches. The Peebles Hydro Spa and Resort is a grand old place on the hill where people used to come to…...
Medford is the regional center in south central Oregon. It sits in the Rogue Valley, which tends to be drier and hotter than other regions of Oregon. Nearby are other towns that also attract active adults in retirement, such as Klamath Falls and Grants Pass. The city has had an excellent development plan to attract new residents. Downtown Medford is…...
