American Southwest Day 7 (AM): The Masterpiece of Arizona is not the Grand Canyon
May 24th 2008 Zion Supplanted
Zion has been our favorite until today - so good is the usurper that I have devoted one entire entry to it's glory. We woke up early, around 6AM (thanks especially to the fact that Arizona does not follow DST), and headed out of Page about an hour after that. Scattered clouds in the sky, a cool 45 degrees, we knew it was a good idea to get to the Grand Canyon early. As we drove
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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 
