Mount St Helens

The Blast and the Furious

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August 30th 2008
Cody here. So we made it to Labor Day weekend and had no plans for accommodations. We didn't really think about it too much, to be completely honest. Based on what we had heard last night from the park ranger, we were pretty sure that we were going to be sleeping in the car in a parking lot somewhere, but we decided to give it a go. We drove a short way up towards Mount St Helens, where ther ... 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