California coastline

Big Sur in July

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July 26th 2006
My job was simple, she said. My brother was having a birthday, that part he knew. It was the surprise party he was clueless about. I am from Omaha, visiting my brother for his birthday. He and his family live in the Monterey Bay area. To get him out of the house, I ask him to take me sight seeing in the area. Not too far, not too close. We wandered down Highway 1 toward Big Sur. Magnificen ... 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