Barbara & her cousin Jan on our San Fran hike

San Francisco & surrounds

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September 26th 2008
Museum-going: Our first adventure was at the Exploratorium, the fabulous science museum with hands-on exhibits that actually work! I never got off the second floor, absorbed in huge exhibits on “life” (from cell structure and DNA to … everything else) and “sound.” (Just heard on NPR that one of the people who developed the Sound exhibit just won a McArthur award, and hooray for him!) Al ... 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