The Coastal Redwoods

Driving the West Coast - Redwoods, Beaches & Sandunes

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August 7th 2008
The first leg of our driving trip up the coast to Vancouver was the wine region of Napa Valley. Napa lies about 90 minutes drive North of San Francisco, so as you could imagine it becomes pretty hectic during the summer months with all the San Franciscans escaping the city to come and visit the country. The town of Napa is a somewhat kitschy affair sitting at the bottom of the valley which is dott ... 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