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Day 10-Arrive Ketchian, Alaska

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July 29th 2012
Hooray, we have now arrived and set foot in Alaska. We even gained an hours sleep this morning as we moved our clocks back an hour. Ok we were warned and it's true. It rains in Alaska, and virtually 360 of 365 days in Ketchikan we were told. Today was one of those days. 55 degrees, overcast and rainy. But we're prepared with our rain jackets so all is well. Had great thougths of hitt ... 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