On the way to Independence, CA

Mt. Gould, my first 13,000 footer

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June 25th 2010
Back in Bishop I head to the ranger station to get some beta on the status of Kearsarge Pass to the south, my next conquest. As usual, they don't really have up to date information, and just give you the default "it's snowy above 10000 feet" line. They were very pleased to see the photos of Bishop Pass that I took the day before, which I brought my laptop in to show them. Maybe now they'll have ... 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