Entering Washington State

The Actual Day 22: Missoula, Montana, Wahoo!

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July 31st 2009
Today is the official half-way point of our trip!!! We've driven over 5500 miles! We drove from Oregon to Montana, today. We drove 550 miles with multiple stops making our trip 10 hours long. (That's about how long it takes to fly to Brazil.) For the first two hours of our trip, we were driving next to the Columbia River. We drove past a wildfire that was on the side of the highway, with fire ... read more

North America » United States » Montana » Missoula

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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