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Taos, Santa Fe, Thanksgiving at the ranch

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December 14th 2009
From Canyon de Chelly we drove to Taos and Santa Fe where we shopped, ate lunch, and enjoyed the amazing scenery. We visited the Loretta Chapel in Santa Fe and the mysterious staircase built in the 1800's by an anonymous man who left without pay as mysteriously as he came. The staircase is somewhat of an engineering wonder. It has no obvious support and does 3 three-hundred and sixty degree twists ... read more

North America » United States

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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