From the web – March 13th

Happy Friday the 13th! What can possibly go wrong? I don’t know, but the news sure is interesting this month.

The mask of choice for the outdoor community!

• I think Lampoon made a mountaineering movie about China closing Everest for the Griswold family?

Ralf Kayser – Flickr: Mount Everest

• It might be hard to stock up on expensive, salty, backpacking food sold in oversized plastic pouches. 😉

No doubt, during the end times people will sit around the campfire, singing, and eating gobs of over-processed chili mac! From REI

• What is it like to attempt a thru-hike of The Colorado Trail with 1860s gear? Check out the engaging “West No More” for an interesting take on thru-hiking.

From IMDB

• A concise reason why “Ancestral Pueblo” makes a more preferable term than “Anasazi.”

 

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#Repost @bandeliernps A direct and simple explanation why “Anasazi” is a term no longer used to describe the people who are the ancestors of the Pueblo people. • • • • • • Bandelier National Monument Anasazi to Ancestral Pueblo ? Archeologists and collectors used the term Anasazi to refer to prehistoric Pueblo peoples. It is a Navajo term that means “the Ancient Ones, ancient enemy or enemy ancestors.” Many modern Pueblo people prefer to use the term Ancestral Pueblo people. -Ranger Judy #bandeliernationalmonument #bandelier #nationalparkservice #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #goparks #newmexico #pueblo #ancestralpuebloan

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• Flat Earthers Planning Trip to ‘Edge of Earth’ in New Reality TV Show