Day 5 - August 4th - Golden, CO - Las Vegas, NM 8 oxen wagon train

Day 5 - August 4th - Golden, CO - Las Vegas, NM

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August 4th 2012
From Megan's point of view: We woke up today with the sun shining and hardly any clouds in the sky. We didn't go to to the brewery and decided to just get out of town and to Fort Union New Mexico. A few miles from Fort Union, we started to see lightning and heard thunder. We pulled off the freeway and started heading toward the fort and the storm. When we arrived, you could see the fort ... 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