Island of trees

Bent on Bend, and Lava Land 1

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August 14th 2010
Aug 9-11: Having sipped at the cool well of friendship in Walla Walla, we headed south on Rt. 11 to Pendleton, had lunch in the park next to the rodeo stadium (we've found that every western town seems to have a lovely verdant park—and most towns are by some water source), then south on Rt. 395 through grassland and range country and on up into Umatilla National Forest. Thanks, Jerry, for the re ... 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