Charlie & Kerry Magee

CO Mountain Highs & deep canyons

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May 19th 2010
Two days to cover with this entry: 17 May (Monday) First stop after leaving Le Veta was Great Sand Dunes National Park NE of Alamosa, CO. It is an interesting place squeezed between a somewhat arid valley and a range of snow capped mountains. A creek flows along the edge of the dunes and was full of school aged children playing in the water and a bunch of folks climing the highest dune (ab ... 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