Sunrise over Fort Sumner Lake

Day 203

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March 15th 2008
Obfuscator writes: The sheltery thing at Fort Sumner Lake State Park worked nicely, though it didn't really matter at all, since it wasn't raining and the wind died down a lot. We both slept pretty well, and woke up at a decently early hour. We hit the road and headed for our first planned stop, Roswell, NM. Roswell, as you may recall, is home of one of the biggest alien cover-up conspiracy sto ... 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