Joshua Tree National Park

USA Road Trip: Week 3 (Part 1)

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June 14th 2019
This area was extremely dry and hot. We started out by driving to the beginning of the Pacific Crest Trail, near the Mexican border. The other end of the trail is 2,650 miles (4,265 km) away, in the Cascades, at the Canadian border. If you do it at one time, it should take, on average, about five months. Many people do it in stages, though. We went through a few deserts, Mojave and Colorado, to ... read more

North America » United States » California

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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