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Pretrip

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May 13th 2016
Pretrip (Friday the 13th...) We're on our way to our Alaskan Adventure! Tom and Sally came this morning and we loaded the van and went to Sister's Cafe for lunch. We headed west to Iowa where we will pick up the RVs in Forest City. In Waterloo, we went past the Grout Museum and the John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum! We crossed Buddy Holly Dr in Clear Lake and had a moment of silence. Tom ... read more

North America » United States » Iowa » Forest City

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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