View from the peak

Twin Sisters Peak

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July 30th 2009
Today, we woke up to fog. There was a slight possibility of sun at first, but that quickly dispersed. Podo eventually decided to go for it - hike to the summit of (one of the) Twin Sisters Peaks. He did a great job, finishing it in about 3 hours (the book says 4). Lobelia read Fellowship of the Ring and tended the fire. We are at Starbucks right now entering the blog for today and soon we will go ... 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