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Idaho Falls, ID to Grand Junction, CO

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July 11th 2018
Today we drove from Idaho Falls, Idaho to Grand Junction, Colorado. We ate a picnic lunch in Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City and remembered to stop by for our free slurpees at 7-11 before we got back on the road. In the afternoon, we crossed the Wasatch Mountains and enjoyed beautiful views of sandstone hills, plateaus and canyons along the Green River and its tributaries. We could see storm clouds ... read more

North America » United States » Colorado

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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