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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
Fredericksburg is a fast growing old town near the Rappahannock River in Virginia. The area is extremely popular as a retirement community with many active adult communities either recently or in the process of being built.There is a 40-block national historic district in the city's downtown area that contains more than 350 buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries. Fredericksburg…...
Atlanta is Georgia's largest city and with over 5 million area residents, the 9th largest metro area in the U.S. For a variety of reasons tens of thousands of people will be moving to retirement communities. It has a relatively mild climate and lower cost of living, tremendous cultural and recreational opportunities, and many already live here or have relatives…...
Corvallis is a the home of Oregon State University. The city is located in the west-central part of the state, just above Eugene and south of Portland. It is also about 45 miles east of Newport and the Oregon coast. Corvallis has a higher education rate per capita than any other city in Oregon. The population is just over 54,000. …...
The college town of Princeton, New Jersey, is the perfect retirement community for many baby boomers. The town (population 15,000) is picture-perfect with the ivied campus of Princeton University (established in 1756) as the centerpiece to an exquisite downtown. The graceful streets feature first class shopping and restaurants. The cultural opportunities in Princeton are superb because of the university and…...