Many of the meadows and fields in the gallery pictures (link in title) were once said to be dotted with tents at the height of the area's population, and for a while the newly developed gold town thrived. But the rush wouldn't last....
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Lopez Island
Lopez is the third largest island of The San Juan's, a chain of islands spanning between Washington and Vancouver. It lies in a sort of no-man's land, cut off from the hum of nearby cities and only accessible by ferry, boat, or plane....
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Because of its biological diversity, scientists have declared the entire park a biological reserve, which really means it gets double the protection from government with quadruple the fun in its four separate ecosystems....
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