Views from the Airplane

McCarthy, AK

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July 29th 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007 In the morning Frank signed up for a glacier walk (crampons etc.) I declined and spent the time catching up on various things. He said the hike was interesting. We scheduled a sightseeing flight for 6:30 pm. It was a 4 seat plane; another woman from Bethesida MD,took the flight with us. We thought the mountains and glaciers of the Wrangell- St. Elias Mountains would be int ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more