T, Paul, Drew ,Frank

Downieville, Carolina, and Moab

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November 10th 2006
A week ago Travis, two of our buddies, and I went out to a little ghost town in Northern California known as Downieville. Downieville is an old mining town, and thanks to those miners for leaving such an amazing litany of trails. Erosion control and forest services have diverted some of the original paths, but that day consisted of 14 miles, most of it downhill, with over 4300 feet of elevation d ... 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