A big hole in the ground...

First taste of desert...

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March 5th 2005
When we left Big Bear LAke everything was sort of thrown into the back of Chuck - I'm sure that we will develop a better packing system as we go, but having a car is making life really easy so far... Gill has been doing most of the driving so far - she loves driving the 4x4 however I took the first leg from Big Bear to Death Valley. The mountains eventaully dropped away and after driving throug ... 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