Again trying to show its scale

Final farewells to the west coast

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May 13th 2010
Our final morning in Yosemite we awoke to gathering clouds. Fortunately, once again, we got the tent down and packed away before the rain started. From Yosemite we were heading south to Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park. We had hoped that we would be able to drive through or around the weather and for the most part we did. We weren’t quite sure what to expect from this National Park. We expec ... 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