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Between Grand Canyon and Wupatki National Monument II  
   

Between Grand Canyon and Wupatki National Monument II

Flat land, straight road, few cars. View towards the San Francisco Mountains.
Flagstaff and beyond

March 7th 2012
When I arrived in Flagstaff from Phoenix, I went straight to the Lowell Observatory on Mars Hill, right above the town. It was founded in the 19thcentury by Perceval Lowell, an astronomer, because there was not hardly any pollution by light in the area, and it was at a high altitude. A number of important research projects have been going on at the observatory during the last century. W ... read more
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American Flag 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
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