Training day

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September 15th 2012
I went up tomStone Mountain State Park today for a training hike. The weather was perfect, cool and sunny. The loop trail is 4.3 miles, so I planned on doing it twice. It had been several years since had hiked there and several trail improvements had been made. Starting out I had the trail to myself, but as I reached the back side near the falls I finally started seeing others. There is a new park ... 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