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Confluence Park in Denver, Colorado marks the location of where Cherry Creek & the South Platte River merge, located in the LODO district of downtown. This site also marks where gold was first discovered in 1858 by William Greeneberry Russell leading to founding of Denver. An area of manmade rapids has been created along the South Platte River where kayak runs are often held. Denver itself has seen an ongoing mile-high growth in its urbanization - across the way, the rusted metal walls conceal a renovation project for the park but work was stalled due to the discovery of coal tar. Opposite that, the cranes were starting construction of the 34-story Confluence Park Apartments, which today now adds a massive building in the backdrop.
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The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.