Pronghorn Leghorn

I put the "Ah!" in Utah

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June 22nd 2007
*Whew* whatta day. It all began at about 8:00 when I started west down I-80 toward Aragonite - so named for the high concentration of aragonite. Don’t ask me why I had to spell that out. Just outside the city limits of Salt Lake City, the state motto of “Industry” became obvious: it is everywhere. Atop so many mountain peaks sit towers and observatories, the types of which I can only imagi ... read more

North America » United States » Utah

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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