The Cascades at Sunrise

Fishing Domke Lake

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May 27th 2011
My alarm sounded at 4:50 am and after loading up my fishing gear and checking our mountain bikes for air in the tires - John and I were out of the village before 6 and bicycling 12 miles down to Lucerne (where the ferry boat dropped me off on day 1). The early morning was breathtaking. The sun peaked over the northern ridge and blue sky created the canvass for the sharp peaked mountains to stand o ... 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