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From The Calm of Zion to The Madness of Vegas

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August 7th 2010
The free bus system in Zion largely worked very well, although I went in early in the morning to do the hike to Angels’ Landing and the shuttle bus I was on broke down. The bus limped along with an engineer following behind, before giving up at what was fortunately the right stop for me. The views from Angels Landing were fantastic and well worth all the effort to get up there, including a rath ... 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