Sea Otters

Anchorage and Prince William Sound

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July 18th 2013
Spent 3 days in and around Anchorage. What an interesting place. On Good Friday in 1964 a 9.2 on the Richter scale earthquake hit downtown Anchorage basically leaving it in ruins. We spent the first day looking around and spending some time in Cook inlet. When the tide goes out here there are mud flats that act like quicksand, so no going out on them. On Tuesday we spent the day at Whittier a smal ... 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