tide pouring in through Deception Pass

Exploring Day

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August 18th 2015
Today was a great day. I thought my phone was dying from getting wet but it wasn't. I found a Verizon store not too far away and they checked it all out and said "No, the wet indicator was not saying it got wet. It just needed a signal and several updates and a charge. They took care of all that and me in the process. I felt SO out of touch without my phone, now I'm back in business. On the w ... read more

North America » United States » Washington » San Juan Islands

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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