Moonlight

Camping in the Desert

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February 1st 2007
About two weeks in we thought we were about ready to try camping- In the the middle of Death Valley NP. Finding out too late to do anything else, we began to pitch the tent, only to realise that the pegs wouldn't go into the ground. In the end, we had to anchor the tent down with rocks and ourselves (on what turned out to be a single air mattress!), to stop us blowing away. It was an interestin ... read more

North America » United States » California » Death Valley National Park

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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