Sculpture of what the monument will eventually look like with the mountain in the background

Day 9

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July 4th 2009
Today begins the slow journey back east. We were up early this morning and left Greybull, WY and headed east towards South Dakota. We drove for about 40 minutes until we found a town big enough to have a place open where we could buy breakfast. There really is very little in Wyoming. I think the largest town we passed through today had about 8000 people. The landscape is beautiful though. It ... read more

North America » United States » South Dakota » Rapid City

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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