Max conquers a dune

Colorado #1

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June 23rd 2008
Bent’s Old Fort, Colorado The “Wet” Mountains (part of the Sangre de Cristo) and Great Sand Dunes National Park June 10 to June 12 We crossed the Colorado border and made our way to Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site. This originally-private trading post opened by fur-trading brothers from Louisville was a place that Europeans, Mexicans, Spanish settlers, and Nat ... read more

North America » United States » Colorado » Great Sand Dunes National Park

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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