Most photographed lighthouse in USA

A busy day on 101 and finally made it to Portland

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September 3rd 2008
A great nights value at the Old Town Inn Florence and a good nights sleep to go with it. There were plenty of stops on the way up 101 today with the first being at the Oregon Sand Dunes just out of town.Gretchen started the route march up the dunes then at the top decided that she needed to dip her toes in the North Pacific ocean.It was only a dip as the water temp is so cold.There was absolutely ... read more

North America » United States » Oregon » Portland

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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