One of the many splendid views at the Garden of the Gods city park at Colorado Springs

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July 7th 2009
The Colorado Rockies are all that John Denver told us they would be. Beautiful views, clean air, piney trees and lovely rivers cutting through it all. We camped along the west fork of the San Juan River where we met a couple from Texas who loved the San Juan River so much they spent their entire summer camping at this beautiful spot in the San Juan National forest. We packed up the camping ge ... 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