Oh the San Juans

Telluride in 36 hours

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June 6th 2006
I found myself in Telluride for the weekend, doing some 'research'. Telluride is one of my favorite places of all times. Since most of my time has been spent during the winter - late spring was a new experience. After 9hours of driving there was no more room at the town camping ground, so up Alta Lakes to over 10,000 feet for some national forest camping up past some old mining ghost town. Rando ... 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