Grand Canyon

New Mexico thru Texas into Oklahoma

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April 29th 2009
We're through New Mexico, done with Texas, and almost halfway through Oklahoma, about 45 miles west of OKC. Western Oklahoma is fairly green, likely due to the rain they've had the last few days. I wish the eastern Oklahoma roads were as smooth as western OK. Mostly today we've seen prairie, flat as far as the eye can see. It's pretty in its way, but forget taking pictures, all you'd get is sk ... read more

North America » United States » Oklahoma

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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