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Josh Art's avatar

Thanks for the explanation Richard, I always thought the Sangre de Cristo Range was a particularly attractive part of the Rockies. Appreciate the links too! I'm wanting to plan my own mountain top hike this season while my legs can still get me there!

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Richard I Gibson's avatar

Go for it!

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Ronald Turnbull's avatar

Thanks Richard! I was wondering why I suddenly got 7 new subscribers today. Oh and I love "Paternoster Lakes" is that a US term or can I use it here in Scotland?

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Richard I Gibson's avatar

I'd have said "paternoster lakes" was global for English-speaking glaciologists... there is this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Glacial_Paternoster_Lakes_in_Mull_in_Scotland.jpg so I give you total permission to use the phrase :)

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Richard I Gibson's avatar

The Oxford English Dictionary says the phrase was first used in print by New Zealand geologist Charles Andrew Cotton in the 1940s. I learned it in introductory college geology in 1966.

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Steve Schoming's avatar

I love Colorado

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