The start of the dirt road

Day 17 - Las Vegas to San Francisco

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July 23rd 2010
Today we left Las Vegas for San Francisco. We decided to head out to Death Valley from Las Vegas and drive up through the middle of Death Valley. Before getting to Death Valley we drove through Beatty where we filled up with petrol and bought some fresh "wet beef jerky". It was very nice. The shopwe got it from had all types of jerky from turkey to beef to buffalo and venison. After a while w ... read more

North America » United States » Nevada

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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