The old home

On the Way Home

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September 21st 2007
16 September: We crossed three states in two hours this morning, staying overnight near the eastern edge of Washington, and then traveling east today through Idaho into Montana. It helps that the panhandle of Idaho is very skinny. One interesting observation: I-90 in western Montana is a worse road than the Alaska Highway, with poor surfaces, bad bridges, and big cracks in the roadway where th ... 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