Day 21

Kissing Kansas Goodbye

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June 8th 2005
Writing to you from the hometown of John Ashcroft and Brad Pitt... Springfield, Missouri! When we last wrote, we were in Taos, NM for two days. On our second day off we battled through some amazing rapids on a rafting trip down the Rio Grande. Water was running at some of the highest levels they'd seen in 15 years- Our guides actually seemed a little scared, but we all lived and had a go ... read more

North America » United States » Missouri

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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