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September 05, 2018 07:11 AM UTC

Wednesday Open Thread

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  • by: Colorado Pols

“The only truly affluent are those who do not want more than they have.”

–Erich Fromm

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  1. There is a Cat 5 Trumpstink alert in effect through Friday.

    Stay upwind and keep plenty of Fabrese in stock.

    A special earwig is dedicated to Trumpstink fan Denependent, to tune of "Dead skunk in the middle of the road."

    – 0-

    Donald Trump is an odious toad.

    Donald Trump is an odious toad.

    Donald Trump is an odious toad.

    Stinkin' to high heaven!

    1. If the economy is "booming," why is *resident Trump saying there can't be a federal employee pay raise and locality adjustment, based on an authority to act when the United States has a "national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare" ??

  2. Well Named 14ers:
    La Plata Peak in the Collegiate Peaks
    Elevation: 14,361 ft (4372 m)
    Rank in Colorado: 5th Highest

    The Bad: The only thing I can say against this name is that it may be a little confusing since it is not in the La Plata Mountains and does not fit with the college named mountains around it. That is an extremely minor ding, though.

    The Good: It combines Spanish heritage with reference to the silver mining nearby and maybe a dash of silvery snow. Calling it La Plata Peak also makes it much better than if it had been La Plata Mountain. One of my favorite mountain names. The USGS also only has one summit named La Plata in its database, so a good uniqueness.

    Possible Fixes: None! It is practically perfectly named.

    1. Have you done La Plata? My tally record tells me I've done it 4 times, last in 2005. I was on it around 2014, but did not summit for reasons unimportant here.

      14ers are good for special experiences. On the '14 trip, saw a grey weasel at 14,000', where I had stopped. 

      1. I have climbed exactly one 14er (not counting driving to the top of Evans), Mount Bierstadt. I take lots of photos of them and I love them, but I am not much of a climber. My hikes tend to be of the frequent stops to identify plants, birds, or minerals type.

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