Badlands

Windblown and Weary, but Home

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August 27th 2011
Geo: 39.0516, -77.4831We piled into the van for one last time as a group, and by the time we finished dinner, we had less than an hour to return to the hotel, pack our bags, and get back to the airport for a 1:00am flight to Toronto. Once there, we had a three-hour wait, during which I anxiously watched the flight-status monitors and watched more and more flights being canceled. I was secretly ... read more

North America » United States » Virginia » Ashburn

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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