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besides long stretches of open wilderness. In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, while much of the climbing community fixated on the Yosemite Valley, and the world’s attention was captivated by the Himalayas, a group of Colorado climbers, led by a Boulder climber named Layton Kor, ventured into a landscape of unclimbed sandstone towers, perfect parallel cracks, and established a unique brand of climbing in a wild, untamed environment. For over 50-years the desert of Southeastern Utah, from…

The sixties were a golden age for cults and religious fringe groups, and Colorado, particularly Boulder, was infamous for being one of the country’s most futile initiation and recruit centers, much like it is today. As of today, conservative estimates show that there are over 2 million adult Americans involved in cults. In fact, it is so rampant to…

In the book, Lord of the Flies, by British writer, William Golding, humanity is threatened by its struggle between good and evil, and its conflict between chaos and order. Golding served in World War II and witnessed civilization at its worst. The novel, Lord of the Flies, takes place on an island right after a plane crash, and the only people left are young British school boys. The boys experience countless problems and disagreements during their time on the island. The boys are forced to lose…

Permafrost Remember Mood Rings? They were rings that change colors depending on your emotions. At least that’s what they wanted us to think. Mood Rings are really thermochroic liquid crystals that color changes based on the temperature of the finger. Something that seems so permanent like the color of a crystal is subject to change just by the mere change of the temperature of its environment. Some environments are also rigid and structured just like the crystals in Mood Rings, but yet, are also…

Directing your eyes down to the lower middle of the icon stands an assemblage of roughly rectangular sculpted boulders. Some stones stand vertically with slabs relatively the same size laying horizontally across the top. Therefore, creating one set. There are multiple sets that appear to be positioned in the shape of a circle. As you analyze the colossal stonework…

Stonehouse pond was observed to be igneous rock, with evidence of batholith, an igneous specific type of intrusion that spans for miles at a time. This is evident in figure 8. Various minerals and a grainy texture were also observed. Because of this, and identification of minerals such as quartz, as observed in figure 6, and orthoclase, in figure 9, this rock was concluded to be the igneous rock, granite. Granite forms when magma under the Earth slowly crystallizes. Igneous rock forms when…

fashion designer and a wealthy businessman. Her mom’s name was Patsy Ramsey and her dad’s name is John Bennett. She was the youngest of two children. She had a brother named Burke Ramsey who was born in 1987. In 1991 her and her family moved to Boulder, Colorado. She was a 6-year-old beauty pageant queen. (5) On the morning after christmas in 1996, Patsy Ramsey called the police after finding a 3-page ransom note demanding $118,000 for her daughter to be returned safely. However,…

confused on how to cross over. Leaning on one knee, digging into the granular ground, I crouch over. Gently I slide my hand on the closest rock to me. The rough texture having a serrated feeling to the touch of a gentle hand. Pushing down on the boulder, the earth around it shudder and shakes, the stones could only be fatal. Standing up I brush the grains of sand from my knee and look up at her; in deep thought of our next move. In her eyes I could see the urge to continue, this was the only way…

and Jack begin to physically fight; however, piggy tries to break it up. After having his glasses stolen by Jack’s tribe, Piggy is already impaired and at a disadvantage when a large boulder comes down the hill. Ralph and jack both dodge the boulder, but Piggy is too late in his response and becomes crushed by the boulder. Piggy tried to be mature and solve the conflict and ended up dead. The loss of Piggy, who was the main voice of reason throughout the entire novel, truly shows that immaturity…

dreams and goals. However, it was not enough. There were many decisions and sacrifices I had to make to attend a university. The constant financial hardship has shaped me into a more altruistic and mature person. I thought the scholarships from CU Boulder and the government and the money I saved up would be enough, but it wasn’t, which meant I had to accept federal loans. My mom was downright against it because she didn’t want me to start off with debt. I had no choice. I vowed to myself I…