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June 7th 2012
Geo: 38.8331, -104.822 We left Leadville and headed toward Salida. Our next stop was the Royal Gorge Bridge. IT is off of the main road because it was built as an experiment to see if they could actually build it across the 2000 foot gorge over the Arkansas River. We took the gondola over the gorge and then rode the trolley car over the bridge to get back to our car. The floor of the b ... 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