View from our Campsite

North from Kenai

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August 1st 2009
After a few great weeks on the Kenai Peninsula, we headed north. We stayed at two great state park campgrounds, one in the Portage Valley and one in Eagle River, just north of Anchorage. The Portage Lakes area has six glaciers, one of which we could view from our campsite along the Trail of Blue Ice. We stopped at the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center, which was very nice, but in the middle of ... 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