Lake Alpine

Detour

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June 24th 2015
I hit my first detour on Day Two of my journey. I was bound to hit at least one on a road trip of this length, but I didn’t expect it to come so early – or to be quite so enjoyable. I spent my first night camped on the shore of Lake Alpine. It’s actually a reservoir formed by Alpine Dam on Silver Creek, but its unnatural origins take nothing about from its natural beauty. I awoke early, bro ... 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