Hall of the Mosses, Hoh River Rainforest

wanderings in the land of plenty

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May 23rd 2008
What to expect, of a visit to the Land Of Plenty, the Land Of The Free, the Land of Super-sized fast food and forcefully imposed democracy? I guess I expected everything, and I haven't been surprised. Landing in San Francisco from Hong Kong was my first glimpse of America the Brave. Interrogated at immigration as to who my friend in Seattle is, how long I've known him, what I plan to do in th ... read more

North America » United States » Washington » Seattle

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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