Garden of the Gods

14,110 feet

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September 14th 2015
We had to get up ridiculously early for our flight to Denver so were half-dazed when we checked the forecast. I assumed a lack of caffeine at 5:00am was responsible for some delirium and I mis-read the temperature...but oh no, I had not. From the Denver airport we picked up our rental car and headed 1 hour south of Denver to Colorado Springs into a breezy 92 degrees. I kid you not. For my fellow C ... 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