This common, regal mid-elevation conifer shares a name with a ranch; the setting for a fictional TV series
What is Ponderosa?
An exposed knife-edge ridge separates this fourteener from Peak 13,664 (AKA K2)
What is Capitol Peak?
George Thorogood brought "Ride on Josephine" and "Who do you Love?" to a wide audience, but the writer of these tunes was born in Mississippi Delta country and raised on Chicago's South Side
Who was Bo Diddley (Ellas Bates McDaniel)?
Also known as Steinpilz, this easily identified mushroom is a mycologist's delight
What is a King Bolete?
This peak looks very difficult from Ice Lakes but, properly approached, is a rewarding ascent on a moderately challenging long day
What is the Golden Horn?
In 1978 these two climbers successfully climbed Mt Everest without oxygen
Who are Peter Habeler and Reinhold Messner?
General Sherman is the largest known example of this species
What is Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)?
What is Mount Massive?
Well known for observing "A penny saved is a penny earned", he also noted there are "No gains without pains"
Who was Ben Franklin?
A tony town and the quakey share this name
What is Aspen?
At 13,810' this is the tallest peak in Wyoming
What is Gannett Peak?
A form of physical, occupational and speech therapy in which a therapist uses the character movements of a horse to provide carefully graded motor and sensory input
What is Hippotherapy?
This plant genus includes a number of poisonous species, along with foods such as eggplant
What is Nightshade?
The name of this high thirteener is shared with a major river and includes a shape descriptor
What is Rio Grande Pyramid?
This well-known literary figure noted, "Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over"
Who was Mark Twain?