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COASTAL HWY 101 08/08/10 - 09/08/10

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September 5th 2010
08/08/10 Today we drove along the Coastal Highway 101 towards San Francisco. The hills and scenery was very dry and brown. The coastline was very rugged and rocky, and every now and then opened out into a bay with large, rugged, golden sandy beaches (such as Monterey Bay). Along the way we saw giant elephant seals and in the carpark there were squirrels sitting on peoples laps and eating pean ... read more

North America » United States » California » Monterey

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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