Major landmark on the Barr Trail: A-Frame shelter near timberline and close to the 3-miles to go sign on the Barr Trail up Pikes Peak. 

Shortly before the memorial to G. Inestine B. Roberts one comes on this rather large rock cairn. It is rumoured that she is buried here. 

SB at the highpoint of today's run up the Barr Trail. In between the 3-miles to go sign and the 2-miles to go sign is a memorial to G. Inestine B. Roberts, an adventurous spirit who died near here above treeline at age 88 on her 14th ascent of the Peak. 

Frank Rich: Eight Days in July - New York Times

Eight Days in July: "When a conspiracy is unraveling, and it's every liar and his lawyer for themselves, the story takes on a momentum of its own. When the conspiracy is, at its heart, about the White House's twisting of the intelligence used to sell the American people a war - and its desperate efforts to cover up that flimflam once the W.M.D. cupboard proved bare and the war went south - the story will not end until the war really is in its 'last throes.'"

t r u t h o u t - Dozens of Chemicals Found in Most Americans' Bodies

t r u t h o u t - Dozens of Chemicals Found in Most Americans' Bodies: "In the largest study of chemical exposure ever conducted on human beings, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that most American children and adults were carrying in their bodies dozens of pesticides and toxic compounds used in consumer products, many of them linked to potential health threats.

The report documented bigger doses in children than in adults of many chemicals, including some pyrethroids, which are in virtually every household pesticide, and phthalates, which are found in nail polish and other beauty products as well as in soft plastics."

Connecting the Dots

From an article reporting on media silence following Gen Wesley Clark's comments on NBC's Meet the Press in June of 2003:

Media Silent on Clark's 9/11 Comments:

"CLARK: 'There was a concerted effort during the fall of 2001, starting immediately after 9/11, to pin 9/11 and the terrorism problem on Saddam Hussein.'

RUSSERT: 'By who? Who did that?'

CLARK: 'Well, it came from the White House, it came from people around the White House. It came from all over. I got a call on 9/11. I was on CNN, and I got a call at my home saying, 'You got to say this is connected. This is state-sponsored terrorism. This has to be connected to Saddam Hussein.' I said, 'But--I'm willing to say it, but what's your evidence?' And I never got any evidence.'"

Waxman: 11 Security Breaches in Plame Case

Waxman: 11 Security Breaches in Plame Case

Factsheet published today cites multiple administration leaks.

Wily Coyote

This morning on my Saturday run north of Powers Blvd I saw a jack rabbit, a wily coyote, and a pronghorn antelope. This 3X4 mile or so stretch of meadows with fine views of Colorado's Front Range and Pikes Peak is slated to go under the plow, becoming single-family homes tightly squeezed together, big box stores, strip malls, and criss-crossed with roads. Development, Growth. Where are the animals going to go?

The Translation Guide

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Timeline of Deceit from John Conyers

One true statesman, as opposed to politician, John Conyers has assembled a timeline to help us "connect the dots".

Media Matters for America: Right Wing Squares

Are Liberals angry and hateful? Always check www.mediamatters.org to correct the spin.

Media Matters for America: Right Wing Squares

On the Lewis River in between Lewis Lake and Shoshone Lake, Yellowstone. 

Mist Rainbow. 

Bekka running near Lewis Lake. 

Shoshone Lake on our early morning 11-mile trail run in our last day in Yellowstone. 

Bekka and upper Yellowstone Falls. 

Steve meets Bison. 

Bekka in Yellowstone 

Rebekka at Photographer's Point, Wind River Range, Wyoming, July 5th. The last time I was here was in July of 2000 when I climbed Wyoming's highest peak: Gannett Peak. 

Photographer's Point, Wind River Range, Wyoming.