A more menacing Sam.

40 miles N.E. of Reno, Nevada

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June 4th 2008
After driving from Salinas to Nevada, we settled at a rest stop 40 miles northeast of Reno on I-80. Upon waking, I discovered two things; first, the water here has to be hauled in from over 20 miles away, which is encouraging, and second, this stretch of country was the most fatal for travelers on the California Emigrant Trail. It is forty miles of waterless Alkali wasteland that left of 900 hum ... 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