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Barstow to Las Vegas

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November 7th 2006
Yesterday after spending the night in Barstow, which is on the old Route 66, we left on Interstate 15 to Las Vegas. The scenery on the way was spectacular, we went to almost 5,000 feet throught the mountains and then dropped dramatically down to the desert. The traffic was quite heavy, made up mostly of convoys of large American Trucks. The roads were mostly straight with a bend thrown in every 10 ... read more

North America » United States » Nevada » Las Vegas

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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