The Yosemite Falls

Driving South on the Pacific Coast Highway

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May 27th 2005
I'm condensing a few different places into one blog as it'd take weeks to update you otherwise. The first stop after San Francisco was Yosemite National Park. We got up to about 6,500 feet above sea level (although some of the mountain peaks rose to 13k) and the weather changed as we approached. The blue skies and warm sunshine that we'd become used to were replaced by grey clouds and cold rain ... 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