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Treehouses, yurts, private islands: Demand for ‘unique’ short-term rentals is spiking

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Searches for certain types of unique homes have exploded by more than 1,000 percent compared to just two years ago, according to Airbnb. Continue reading →

Best National Parks for Spotting Wildlife

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(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Next Avenue and Nature: American Spring LIVE. Visit PBS.org for previously broadcast episodes.) One of the most memorable parts of visiting a national park is witnessing the wildlife, whether … Continue reading →

Get Out and Enjoy Our National Parks

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(Editor’s Note: This podcast is from The Not Old – Better show. ) If you haven’t checked out the National Institutes of Health’s Go4Life program, give it a try. It offers free resources to help older adults work out more, push themselves a little harde… Continue reading →

Fighting Ageism on a Hiking Trail

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This is a story about me, a woman of a certain age, gray-haired and a little thick through the middle who, a few summers ago, asked a much younger, positively lithe national park guide …well, I asked her a question I didn’t really want answered. At lea… Continue reading →