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Day 11: St Mary's Glacier

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July 16th 2011
In the morning we drove back into the Rockies to hike to St Mary's glacier (not a real glacier - more like a permanent snow field - but still pretty exciting to see so much snow in July). Lots of people clambering on the ice and even a few people skiing down. We then drove back into town and had a quick lunch in a Mexican cafe nearby to warm us up for our visit to Texas. The afternoon was ... read more

North America » United States » Colorado » Denver

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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