Carlsbad Caverns

Some Rough Terrain

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March 16th 2008
We have worked our way from Carlsbad Caverns to Phoenix, stopping in Las Cruces for a lovely meeting with the Zeitlin/Kelter family. Some thrilling moments: The Macdonald Observatory last week, the Living Desert Museum, and hearing a little Teirstein music on National Public Radio in Las Cruces. At White Sands we waded through sand dunes and even sledded down a few. Sadly, in Arizona we began to ... 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