Anchorage at night-first night

September 19 - Anchorage

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September 19th 2011
Dan and I worked out over dinner the string of small events that lead to our being at an amazing steak and seafood place for dinner. It started after breakfast when Dan went down stairs. He was looking at the stuffed bear in the lobby and got into conversation with the Bell-man about it when they started talking about our picking up a rental car. It was a very large brown bear. The bellman descr ... 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