Local wildlife

Day 26 - Hope

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July 28th 2006
Homer was a strange place. Great campsite, with an almost-resident Bald Eagle, and a strange town where everything happens on a several mile long spit. But we didn't mind leaving it behind. Even though it doesn't look much, we were well over 200 miles from Anchorage and given the slow roads wanted to break the journey with an overnight stop somewhere in between. So we drove and drove, wondered ... read more

North America » United States » Alaska » Homer

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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