17th May, 2009 Grand Junction to Idaho Springs, Colorado 17th May, 2009 Road to Idaho Springs, Colorado 009

17th May, 2009 Grand Junction to Idaho Springs, Colorado

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May 19th 2009
17th May, 2009 Grand Junction to Idaho Springs Just when you thought you had seen everything, today was awesome, from Grand Junction we travelled East over the Rocky Mountains, summit being 10,603 ft. Up through small Ski resorts (no shortage of money here if the homes etc are anything to go by), such as Rifle, Glenwood Springs, Gypsum, Eagle, Edwards, and Vaili. We followed the Colorado River ... 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