I now have 13 deceased people (and five deceased entities) listed in my Rolodex, and those listings amount to something of a Who’s Who? of mountain culture.

From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

Tales of excitement and woe featuring Earth’s eight-legged menace.

It’s important to make a few things perfectly clear right up front, if for no other reason than, by and large, horse people are generally far better armed than I am.