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Wikipedia: The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West or simply "the West," traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time. Prior to about 1800, the crest of the Appalachian Mountains was seen as the western frontier.
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![[The Modesto Arch]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Modesto_Arch_s.jpg "The Modesto Arch")
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![[Snake River at [[Idaho Falls, Idaho]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Snakeriveridfls_s.jpg "Snake River at [[Idaho Falls, Idaho")
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![[A picture of Western United States]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Looking_back_to_Little_Port_Walter_NOAA_s.jpg "A picture of Western United States")
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![[Zion National Park]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Threepatriarchs_s.jpg "Zion National Park")
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![[Old Courthouse Square in Downtown Santa Rosa]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Old_Courthouse_Square_2C_Downtown_Santa_Rosa_28Smaller_Version_29_s.jpg "Old Courthouse Square in Downtown Santa Rosa")
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![[Downtown Albuquerque]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Downtown_Albuquerque_2_s.jpg "Downtown Albuquerque")
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![[The Colorado River near Grand Junction, Colorado.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Grandjunctionalpineloop_035_s.jpg "The Colorado River near Grand Junction, Colorado.")
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![[3,000 ft steam plume on May 19, 1982, two years after its major eruption]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/MSH82_st_helens_plume_from_harrys_ridge_05_19_82_s.jpg "3,000 ft steam plume on May 19, 1982, two years after its major eruption")
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![[Monument Valley from the valley floor]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Monument_Valley_2_s.jpg "Monument Valley from the valley floor")
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![[Flagstaff, Arizona]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Flagstaff_downtown_SFmtn_s.jpg "Flagstaff, Arizona")
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![[[[Bryce Canyon National Park]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Byrcecanyon_s.jpg "[[Bryce Canyon National Park")
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![[Mojave Desert]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Joshua_Trees_Utah_s.jpg "Mojave Desert")
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![[Antelope Canyon]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lower_Antelope_Canyon_478_s.jpg "Antelope Canyon")
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![[Puget Sound & [[Mount Rainier]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Mount_Rainier_and_Puget_Sound_s.jpg "Puget Sound & [[Mount Rainier")
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![[San Bernardino National Forest, in the San Bernardino Mountains.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PineTreesInBigBear_s.jpg "San Bernardino National Forest, in the San Bernardino Mountains.")
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![[Tucson, Arizona]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/CatalinasAndTusconAZ_s.jpg "Tucson, Arizona")
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![[[[Fresno, California]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Downtownfresno_s.jpg "[[Fresno, California")
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![[Ogden, Utah]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/P1010649_JPG_s.jpg "Ogden, Utah")
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![[San Jose, California]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Downtown_san_jose_south_market_st_s.jpg "San Jose, California")
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![[Sacramento, California]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Sacramento_Riverfront_s.jpg "Sacramento, California")
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![[Los Angeles, California]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/LA_Skyline_Mountains2_s.jpg "Los Angeles, California")
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![[Seattle, [[Washington (U.S. state)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Seattleskyline1cropped_s.jpg "Seattle, [[Washington (U.S. state)")
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![[Columbia River]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Columbia_River_s.jpg "Columbia River")
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![[Boise, Idaho]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Boise_Idaho_s.jpg "Boise, Idaho")
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![[Columbia Coast]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Columbia_Coast_s.jpg "Columbia Coast")
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![[Olympic National Park]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Sol_duc_rain_forest_s.jpg "Olympic National Park")
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