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Nevada and Arizona

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September 23rd 2008
Stop number two. Well I'm in Las Vegas. I feel really guilty just being here. Everything is over the top and gluttonous. There are hundreds of power lines coming into the town to feed all the lights for really no reason at all. It is like 'keeping up with the Jones' taken to the extreme. At least at lot of the electricity comes from hydropower from the Hoover Dam. And there are cars everywhere, ... read more

North America » United States » Nevada » Las Vegas

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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