The Mountainside at Denny Creek

Muscles I Didn't Know Existed

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October 23rd 2006
6,500 feet in the air. I wiped the sweat from my brow and tried to slow my breathing. But when I had a look around, it almost stopped completely. It was my first taste of the mountains. There was so much to see and so much that was seen, so much that was felt, and so much said that I could never get it all down tonight. Maybe not in a lifetime. But I will tell you that it was worth t ... 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