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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: THE HORIZON

Saturday, September 20, 2014 Posted in BackroadsNo comments

HORIZON (noun) 1. the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.   2.  the limit or range of perception, knowledge, or interest. If you are standing (or driving) on a flat road it appears to stretch forever – however because of the curvature of the earth, the horizon is only three […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: National Parks: YELLOWSTONE

Monday, September 1, 2014 Posted in National ParksNo comments

One March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a law establishing Yellowstone as the first national park in the United States.  For centuries Native Americans lived in the Yellowstone area.  This area was by-passed by the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the early 1800’s (if they had visited this region they may have stopped […]

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