Vernal Falls

Hiking Half Dome

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September 14th 2006
After a overnight stop in the middle of the Nevada desert we reached Yosemite National Park. This is somewhere I'd always wanted to go as I have seen so many beautiful pictures of it. We were staying in a hostel about 35 miles from Yosemite Valley. The nearest town to it was 7 miles away. We arrived on a Saturday night and the cafe there had a band on in the evening. They served really good food ... 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