Comments on: Best Outdoor Retirement Towns in America

By: vici

vici — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:02:06 +0000

the villages does not have any temples a lot of churches- wonderful activities and site

By: Ellen Desmond

Ellen Desmond — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:27:48 +0000

Big Sky, MT is definately the place. Wide open skies, breathtaking views, wildlife, peaceful, skiing to flyfishing & hiking. Living here is a never ending vacation.

By: Sandra Wolfe

Sandra Wolfe — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:14:23 +0000

Hood River is in the beautiful Columbia Gorge area - can’t think of any place I’d rather hike, except Yosemite. I think the campground in the gorge is called Ainsworth? Of course anywhere in Oregon in September is my all time favorite.

By: lmmatchett

lmmatchett — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:53:31 +0000

how about OURAY colorado in the summer time mountains hikihg ,ghost towns most of the mountains over 12000 fet in the us are there that provides me with my favorite pastime 4 wheeling old mining operation that have been there since the 1800s and in the winter there is ice climbing for the daring

By: Gerald Thomas

Gerald Thomas — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:09:20 +0000

I spent part of my childhood in Waterville Maine. The Kennebeck river runs through the town and has great fishing. The area is wooded and beautiful. Lobster and clams are cheap and available everywhere. The people are warm and friendly. It’s a fantastic place to live or visit.

By: Donna Cofer

Donna Cofer — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:08:09 +0000

It’s really sad but I have never been able to visit any of these places. I’ve been busy running a business and raising a family. I may be dreaming but I would like to go down your list and visit them one by one. However, reality denotes that I must research and visit maybe one or two. Where I live there is not much in the way of an outdoor experience. When the kids were small we would load up the car and I would drive for about 6 hrs to camp and enjoy anything that resembled the towns voted best outdoor retirement towns.

By: Al Avritt

Al Avritt — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:04:53 +0000

I really enjoyed the Oregon Coast. Gold Beach was my favorite with the Rogue River, Rafting, fishing, hiking and jet boating…..

By: East Texas Fan

East Texas Fan — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:30:07 +0000

If your idea of outdoor fun is hiking through pine forests, motorboating across a lake and catching five to ten pound bass or playing golf 12 months a year, you’ll vote with me for Nacogdoches, Texas, set in the Texas Forest Country.

PS - I have been to several of the locations mentioned above. I’ve enjoyed Durango in the winter and summer, Hawaii’s Kona Coast (always good weather) and the Grand Canyon region. If you are pointing an RV down the road, don’t miss the southeastern area of Oklahoma, the Amish Country of Pennsylvania, or the Madison River area of Montana. What a wonderful country we live in! Get out there and enjoy it!

By: Elizabeth Angell

Elizabeth Angell — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:08:23 +0000

Recently I visited Sedona, Arizona, for a hiking trip. The “Red Rock” parks and other rocks were great. Grand Canyon was a perfect day trip away. Nearby Jerome had wonderful art work and the Jerome itself is on the national historic registry.

By: TCK

TCK — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:18:10 +0000

I look forward to this book…I have brought every best retirement book, best places to raise your kids, best places for art books.

My vote is for the gorgeous Durango, Co. It is charming, lots to do and just plain beautiful. Only downfall I have is cost of housing which is high. If you have the money, check it out!