Spiral Jetty1

Utah/Idaho

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July 7th 2008
Today we headed out to the Golden Spike National Park where the west and east railroads met. Then we took a gravel road for 15 miles (much to Rodney's chagrin) to see the Spiral Jetty. Its one of the few works of art visible from space. After walking a long time out the wrong jetty into the Great Salt Lake we finally found the right one and it was very impressive. This took a lot longer than I ... 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