The Great Salt Lake Desert

The Sierras to Salt Lake City

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May 17th 2010
May 13th. We start our trip in earnest as we travel east over the snow-capped Sierras on Highway 50. Nevada is greener than we can ever remember seeing it, due, no doubt to the long rainy season this year. We see several birds, such as ibis and snowy egrets at Stillwater Refuge where we have detoured for a lunch stop. Dramatic clouds surround us as we drive through Nevada and Utah. When we rea ... 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