nyc from the empire state building

home is where the heart is ...

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August 7th 2006
... and i'd left it and my racksack in seattle with charles. so i made the 26 hour bus journey back up to seattle. i got there in time to ride the deadbaby downhill bicycle race. its a short, steep downhill race that ends in a massive party. there was plenty of kegs, tall bike jausting (which charles entered and and managed to knock out a spectator ... oops!), mini-bike derbys, bikergirl dan ... read more

North America » United States

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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