[at-l] Katahdin Comment

[pmags@yahoo.com (Paul Magnanti)]

I currently have for  my computer's wallpaper a really
cool shot of Katahdin in the winter. 

A few people in the office wanted to know where in
Colorado was this mountain. They were a little taken
aback when this massive granite monolith on my screen
was "only" 5267 feet and located in Maine.  I think a
few people will no longer call the Appalachians mere
hills.:-) 

Since I cut my backpacking teeth in New England, made
me feel a little smug. Most 14ers here in Colorado do
not have the elevation gain of Katahdin, they also
have this mythological (to a Eastern hiker) thing
called a switchback.  

Not going to get into which is harder hiking (cause
none of it is easy), but the  I found the  "Where in
Colorado?" question amusing.



=====
************************************************************
The true harvest of my life is intangible.... a little stardust caught, a portion of the rainbow I have clutched
--Thoreau

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Find a job, post your resume.
http://careers.yahoo.com