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Grand Canyon

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October 9th 2008
Flew from Las Vegas to the west rim of the Grand Canyon. Went over Hoover dam and Lake Mead, lots of desert surrounding the whole place, its hard to imagine all the water from the Colorado River even makes it this far. Once we arrived at the Indian reservation, they control pretty much all of it, we then took a helicopter ride down to the river, which saved a 12 hour walk down the side of the can ... read more

North America » United States » Arizona » Grand Canyon National Park

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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