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July 2 - Salt Lake City, Utah

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July 3rd 2015
Despite the fact that this was basically a travelling day, it was still a very interesting journey. I started out this morning in dreadful heat already at 8:30 a.m. and wondering what it would be like as the day progressed. The landscape was much the same as yesterday with mountains on either side of the valley where the highway is laid out in a straight line for as far as you can see. This is des ... read more

North America » United States » Utah

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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