Denali, The Great One

At about 20320 feet or 6200 meters, this is the tallest mountain in North America, with a longer vertical rise (from its base) than Mt. Everest. The name means 'The Great One in the native Athabaskan language; the Americans in 1896 named it after President McKinley...

Away From It All (Alaska)

August 30th 2007
Hello friends, Evi and I just returned home from a 10 day excursion in America's largest state, Alaska. Starting from Fairbanks we worked our way south for 3 days through Denali, the nation's largest national park, towards Anchorage and eventually our ship in Whittier. Alaska is truly the land of wide open spaces. Few paved roads, automobiles, noise, urban stress. Beaucoup bears, moose, eag ... read more

North America » United States

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

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