Lake Tahoe

Too much scenery for words...

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May 15th 2009
But I'll add a few anyway. Evidently all of Nevada is being repaved. I tried to be cranky when my straight highway shot to Elko was impeded by endless road work, but I was in a comfy car munching on a Butterfinger Buzz (yes--a caffeinated candy bar!) looking at snow-covered 9000 mountain peaks around me while listening to Lil Wayner, Booker T, and Massive Attack on satellite radio. But you know ... 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