Sierra Nevada Hike 2008-09-25-09.36.51

Sierra Nevada Hike

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September 25th 2008
Today is the day that both Steve and I have been looking forward to for a long time. Hiking in the Mountains. We left the hotel at 10:00 or so, and drove for about hour into the Sierra Nevada . We passed through a town called Cumbres Verdes a cute little mountain town that looked very much like a Swiss Village. We drove to the trail head and got our bearing and starting hiking. Steve found a ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more