Elderly American retirees have taken to the road and are volunteering in parks and wildlife preserves in return for free accommodation or camping. The motivations are a mix of escape, adventure and necessity as they try to eke out their money. As maintenance budgets are cut, it works for the park staff too and they are coming to rely on this volunteer workforce to keep things going.
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Thats really cool to know that elderly Americans now have something really positive and nice to work on. it will not only keep them busy but will also help the community and in this way they can fight their elderly hood depression.