First feel of our lodge and balcony in the woods

San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevada

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July 9th 2009
July 3rd continued Started our trip towards Yosemite. It turned out to be a drive in very hot and what we first thought was very barren country. But even though it looked barren when looking closer it was fields that had been harvested already. And as Tine read in the travel guide, The San Joaquin valley is one of most productive agricultural areas in the world. They grow not only wheat and cor ... 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