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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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Littleton is a prosperous town and suburb of about 45,000 people south of Denver in Arapahoe County. Photo of the The front of Town Hall Arts Center courtesy of Wikipedia and Timclare, photo of A Section of Main Street in Littleton, Colorado. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0/ Photo of…...
Ojai is a beautiful resort town in the mountains near Santa Barbara. The population is over 7,000. Ojai has a small town community feel (everyone seemed to know everyone), home to several vineyards/wineries, 15 miles or so from Ventura beaches, adjacent to thousands of acres of state and federal protected land (Los Padres Nat'l Forest), and miles of flat, paved…...
Chesterfield Township, Michigan, is made up of nine communities with a population of about 45,000, and is considered part of Metro Detroit, which is approximately 30 miles south. The township is bordered on the southeast by Anchor Bay which is part of Lake Saint Clair and offers boating and water recreation, while the township's northern area is considered to be…...
The city of Lakewood is located just 7 miles west of Denver with an elevation of 5,518 feet above sea level. The town was incorporated in 1969, and in 2016 had a population of 154,368. It is home to a community college, art and cultural facilities and prides itself on its Veteran population within the community. Photo of Green Mountain…...
