Christmas colored rocks

Going to the (freezing) sun highway

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September 8th 2009
We spent the day today crossing Glacier National park via the famous Going to the Sun Highway. Thanks to all of you who recommended that we drive it from east to west - the views were amazing. However, the weather wasn't. When we left this morning it was in the mid-40's - with the raging wind, it felt more like the 30's. However, your intrepid travelers soldiered on - we weren't going to be de ... 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