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Christmas in Yosemite

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December 27th 2007
Thanks to my friend John, who is performing in the Bracebridge Dinner at Yosemite (http://www.bracebridgedinners.com/main.html) I spent Christmas and a few days before and after at Yosemite National Park. Winter is a great time to be there; in fact, a woman at the front desk at the Ahwahnee Hotel told me that they get 3 million of their annual 4 million visitors in the summer, so the rest of the y ... 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