Saying goodbye

Horse Riding at Skylark Ranch

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April 2nd 2008
If you scrap the glitz and glamour of modern day California and look beneath you can discover the real events that made it the state it is today. It is easy to forget that the Wild West was won here over 150 years ago and that Sam Brannan first struck gold in 1848. The gun slinging days of cowboys that we see in films are now gone. Where cowboys used to cross the perilous wilderness of California ... 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