View from Hearst Castle

Piedras Blancas and San Simeon

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March 12th 2009
March 10, 2009 Everybody else was up early, but I slept in until almost nine missing a good part of another sunny calm morning. We were all out in front of the flagpole at ten for our official tour of the Piedras Blancas area. Our guide was a retired college professor from Cambria and his specialty was soil, so he knew a lot about the flora of the area. For over two hours we were educated in ... 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