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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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Durham is one of the key cities in the Research Triangle section of North Carolina. This vital town of over 225,000 (and growing fast) is home to Duke University. As a college town there is always something happening in Durham. The cultural scene is very strong in Durham thanks to Duke University and local cultural institutions. Durham is close to…...
Delaware, Ohio, is a lovely college town about 22 miles north of Columbus. It is home to Ohio Wesleyan University, one of the many excellent liberal arts colleges in the Buckeye state. Being close to Columbus and Ohio State University adds to the attraction of small town living. The city combines a traditional downtown shopping area that includes the Delaware…...
Elizabethton, Tennessee, the county seat of Carter County, is situated in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern part of the state. The population in 2012 was a little over 14,000. Elizabethton is a historical town in that it is known as the site of the first independent American settlement west of both the Eastern Continental Divide, and the original thirteen…...
Athens is an immensely successful (population just over 100,000) university town in the hills of northeastern Georgia. It is extremely popular as a retirement community. The University of Georgia has helped to create an unusually liberal community with a thriving artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual scene. The University of Georgia with its 38,000 students has a large and beneficial impact…...