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Baby Boomer adventurers club.


With the Baby Boomer baby boomer also ba·by-boom·er
n.
A member of a baby-boom generation.

Noun 1. baby boomer - a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
boomer
 generation beginning to investigate extracurricular activities upon retirement, park and recreation agencies should look into alternative means to attract this growing population. Golf and tennis may be mainstays, but the city of New Britain New Britain, city, United States
New Britain, industrial city (1990 pop. 75,491), Hartford co., central Conn.; settled c.1686, inc. 1871. The tin shops and brassworks in the city were established in the 18th cent.
 (Conn.) Parks and Recreation Department is offering "Adventure Alley: For 40-50-60 something and their friends." The club hosts physical activities, social events and cultural events throughout the year.

As an example, this winter the park and recreation department is offering hiking with llamas in the Berkshires, rock climbing rock climbing Sports medicine An 'extreme sport' in which the participant climbs rock formations, with or without ropes Injury risk Fractures, abrasions, death. See Extreme sports. , a daffodil daffodil: see amaryllis.
daffodil

Bulb-forming flowering plant (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), also called common daffodil or trumpet narcissus, native to northern Europe and widely cultivated there and in North America. It grows to about 16 in.
 discovery walk and kayaking on a nearby river. Fitness activities include cardio kickboxing and a fitness class designed for the Baby Boomer age range. And because many Baby Boomers have a larger-sized income than the average retiree today, the department also offers field trips to the Bronx Zoo and a dude ranch trip in New York's Adirondacks.
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Title Annotation:Tip-Off
Publication:Parks & Recreation
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U2NY
Date:Mar 1, 2005
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