walking – Retirement Media: Active Adult Living

Retirement is about doing the things you want to do, when you want to do them.

So on a rainy day after getting my haircut as I was driving back to my home at Village at Deaton Creek, a Del Webb Community, I decided to stop at the State Arboretum of Georgia while the rain subsided for a while. I was the only one there on the 330 acres as far as I could tell. It was beautiful.

I was not in a rush, so I walked around admiring the beautiful colors and reading the tree specimen signs. On another day, when it’s dryer, I will return since it’s only 10 minutes from my home and walk on the trail I noticed. Here are some pictures from today.

State Arboretum of Georgia — Love the contrast. That tree trunk really was that black.

For residents of Village at Deaton Creek, this place is so close but is hard to find. The address is New Liberty Church Rd, Braselton, GA 30517. Take a left on Liberty Church Road right past the Ace Hardware, then left at the white church, then it will be on your left.

Also catch my posts about the Mulberry Creek RiverWalk and Walking Places.

There are lots of things to do around Braselton GA and the Friendship Rd area is turning into a retirement paradise. Del Webb has announced a second new community to be called Del Webb Chateau Elan. This page lists the Best Active Adult Communities in Georgia.

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Since I have participated in the USATF Race Walking Championships, people over age 60 people have asked me “how do I get started in race walking”? I love to hear that question and think race walking is a really great passion for over age 60 folks, for so many reasons.

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I have written about my passion for walking and how I got started in race walking and I would suggest reading that post to see the path I took. Several other race walkers in my age group have told me that’s how they started too.

Having reread the above linked post myself, I find it covers the subject pretty well. I will offer some additional insights as well as links to some great race walking resources here.