Julia, Heidi & Rylan

Day 3 Grand Canyon

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May 17th 2010
Hi All, This morning we drove over Hoover Dam, the security checkpoint guard recognized us from yesterday. They had to search vehicles and since we have the car topper, we had to open it up and let them look in it. In Arizona we thought that the landscape would be like southern California, but we saw many wildflowers and cactus that was different than we had ever seen. It was neat to watch, t ... read more

North America » United States » Arizona » Grand Canyon National Park

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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