Posted by Todd Caudle on April 13, 2010 at 2:28 PM
Last July I had an interesting string of experiences up on Mount Evans. I wrote an essay about it back then, and I've been holding it back in hopes of getting it published somewhere. Funny thing about getting published: Did you know you have to actually send something to people in the publishing world to get it published? Who knew?!
Anyways, I offer it here, if you'd like a lengthy diversion on this windy afternoon. I'll add a few more thumbnails to it later, but you'll get the gist of it as is.
Entertaining and a bit scary.
I'll bet this story repeats itself ad nauseum every year in one form or another.
Posted by Rod Chandler on April 13, 2010 at 7:20 PM
Todd, Well done - an enjoyable, if disturbing, read. Incidentally, I have also written an article on Mount Evans, it and Pikes Peak. I wrote it for an RV magazine. Now, if I ever get around to sending it to them, they might well publish it. :)
Posted by Dan Walters on April 13, 2010 at 8:13 PM
Man are those kids lucky you were there! Unblelivable how people leave their kids entrusted to someone like that.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on April 14, 2010 at 12:10 AM
Nice work on this story Todd. I was tired and still couldn't stop reading until I found out what happenined. You did a great job of keeping my interest.
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7 repliesAnyways, I offer it here, if you'd like a lengthy diversion on this windy afternoon. I'll add a few more thumbnails to it later, but you'll get the gist of it as is.
"A Special Kind of Stupid"
Enjoy!
BTW: you need to work on your German phraseology - try "keine Scheiße"
I'll bet this story repeats itself ad nauseum every year in one form or another.