Wildfire south of Flagstaff burns 3,000 acres Aug 19, 2009
Watt said people are encouraged to stay away from White Horse Lake. He said boating on the lake has been banned because helicopters are dipping into it for water to dump on the fire. (AZCentral -- News)
The 3-meter diving board at Leif Erickson Pool was a rite of passage for many in Sioux City. In your youth, what was your most memorable rite of passage? Jul 19, 2009
Tee Jay wrote on Jul 18, 2009 4:23 PM:" The first time my older brothers let me use the rope swing at Horse Lake! ". Kay wrote on Jul 18, 2009 3:12 PM:" It had to be biking to the top of Billy Goat Hill and then coasting down like bats out of hell.....we had to stick our feet out away from the peddles and just scream. Years later I went back, anticipating Billy Goat Hill would probably seem puny now. Not! It was even steeper than I remembered and I do not believe I ever had the guts to do that.... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Taking in beauty of Palisades May 4, 2009
"Cross-country" is mountain geek speak for "no trails." The map indicated a place called Dead Horse Lake just the other side of a ridge. I did not choose to wonder how that lake got its name. (San Francisco Chronicle)
