The Buffalo National River in Arkansas is America’s first national river and is one of the few undammed rivers in the lower 48 states. Managed by the National Park Service, Buffalo River float trips are a popular summer activity for paddlers in the summer. Over Memorial Day weekend a few years back, I pulled together …
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Things to Do in Prescott Arizona
I’ve now been to Prescott several times, and every time I just love it more and want to move there. Prescott (pronounced press-kit, not pres-cott) is just over 3 hours from Tucson or 90 minutes from Phoenix. At an elevation of 5300′, Prescott has a very different climate from the larger cities of Arizona and …
Career Break at 40…Eight-Year Update
Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D Rockefeller Is it still a “break” if I’m never going back? It’s now been eight years since I set off on my career break at 40 (or 41, but who’s counting!) I thought I would give a little update …


