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Lamplighter · 07-29-2010, 11:45 AM

I have a real fondness for Iowa... but in Iowa, 14K gain in elevation also means 14K down hill.

One visual memory I have is from a business trip to the U of I.
A student was wearing a sweat shirt emblazened with "Iowa Mountaineers" !
I thought it was a joke until my family and I were backpacking in the Canadian Rockies,
and we came upon a group of I.M.'s doing a climb.
My naivete changed to respect.

Check out the Chronology in this link.

07-29-2010, 11:45 AM	#10
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I have a real fondness for Iowa... but in Iowa, 14K gain in elevation also means 14K down hill. One visual memory I have is from a business trip to the U of I. A student was wearing a sweat shirt emblazened with "Iowa Mountaineers" ! I thought it was a joke until my family and I were backpacking in the Canadian Rockies, and we came upon a group of I.M.'s doing a climb. My naivete changed to respect. Check out the Chronology in this link.