Cactus flowers near Zapata Falls

Colorado to New Mexico

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July 8th 2008
Colorado to New Mexico Great Sand Dunes National Park June 11 to June 16 Our second day on the dunes we were lucky, as locals said the wind had been unseasonably strong (evidently it blows a lot in the spring, but usually not so much in the summer); it calmed down substantially and we had a pleasant stroll through the water of Mather creek over to the sand dunes, put ... read more

North America » United States » New Mexico » Taos

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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