Falls Colors on the Road

North Pole Ak to Haines Junction, Yukon

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September 6th 2007
Thursday September 6, 2007 In the morning it was pouring rain, reminiscent of our early summer days in Southeast Alaska. We were on the road before 8:00 am, which was pretty good considering we had been up until 2:45 am watching the aurora. The forecast was good and the sky was clear so we decided to try to get another glimpse of the northern lights. We were watching the sky from inside CT and ... 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