While the mountain can be climbed any time of year, the best season to go is between March and May, when the volatile weather is less severe.
Higher up on the plateau, Arctic buntings, ptarmigan and golden eagles can be glimpsed, while the mountain scrub is adorned with rare plants such as globeflower and roseroot.
The region makes for prime cycling country thanks to paved bike paths and numerous secondary roads free of city traffic, while the mountain surroundings and unique Cape-Dutch homesteads (marked by the prominent central dormer gable of the buildings) provide spectacular scenery.
The national parks here cover the deep valleys and steep cliffs of the ancient volcanic crater with an extensive network of walking tracks, while the quaint mountain villages and rainforest retreats seduce romantic souls.
Conor Oberst (the person) produced Conor Oberst (the album) pretty much on an impulse while visiting the mystical mountain town of Tepoztlan in Mexico earlier this year.
While the author of the Magic Mountain talked about the complexity of time around World War I, in the 1990s time was compressed here.
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The second rescue was on Sunday afternoon when a 28-year-old man from Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, slipped, and broke two bones in his lower leg while descending the same mountain.
Guests traverse sharp ridges, cross a suspension bridge of dizzying heights and scramble over the final summit, all the while taking in the snow-capped mountain scenery and watching the occasional eagle fly overhead.
The good news is that while I proudly live in the Green Mountain State, the quality of what they are making in Ireland is still a bit better.
Monti, of Raynham, Massachusetts, died June 21, 2006, while deployed with the 10th Mountain Division, according to a Web site set up by family and friends to announce a scholarship in his honor.
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The skin is used as compost, while the beans are raked out to dry in the mountain air.
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Explores some of the world's most remote mountain terrain while continuing Jones' mission to camp deep in the backcountry and on the summits of unridden lines to access nearly vertical spines and wide-open powder fields.
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The county also has Snowdon, at 1, 085m (3, 559ft) the highest mountain in Wales and England and Wales, while the largest lake in Wales in Llyn Tegid near Bala, which is four miles (6.4km) long.
Tuck into the Captain Crunch French toast or the eggs Benedict while you map out your agenda for the day (the mountain has more than 5, 289 acres of terrain, after all).
He also said that "no-one had any difficulty" while descending the scree slope of the mountain's east ridge.
The community of Meadowood has one-acre lots within walking distance to excellent schools, while Red Mountain is a wealthy enclave with views of the aspen-covered peaks.
The partisan crowd at Cypress Mountain groaned when the home favourite lost his balance while coming off the second-to-last jump.
While not all office-based, the mountain of paper is a steep one to descend.
All of this he seemed to be saying while he guided the hysterical cow up the mountain.
Last month, Daniel Maddox, 41, from Clackmannanshire, died in an avalanche while off-piste skiing near the Glencoe Mountain snow sports centre.
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She played it almost all last Sunday while I was out mountain biking, washing the car and breaking down IKEA boxes.
Dine on refined, rustic cuisine such as sustainable seafood and organic root vegetables while soaking in the striking views of the entire Cascade mountain range.
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While a map easily identifies the many small and large mountain lakes, mostly unknown to tourists, I was keen to find the perfect one for a long-distance, open-air, cold-water swim.
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The prince was asked for a donation to the mountain rescue charity by builder Ashley Gill, who found the collection box buried in silt while clearing the Black Bull pub in the town.
The coldest temperature was -13C (8.6F) at Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands on 8 January, while the strongest gust of wind was 165mph (265.5kph), recorded at the highest point of the Cairngorms mountain range on 8 December.
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While journalists ascended Snowdon by mountain railway, Lord Coe and the team of climbers trekked their way to the top.
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This was how I found myself about to skeleton, while my wife, Lisa, waited at the bottom of the mountain and watched me on a television monitor.
She said needles could be switched from point north to south, sending people off in the wrong direction while trying to navigate off a hill or mountain in foul weather.
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There is widespread agreement among investors and economists that the European program of stiff budget cuts while paying back a staggering mountain of debt is unsustainable.
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