tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post380927261964351951..comments2023-10-17T08:20:16.111-06:00Comments on The Mountain World: Regula's FollyDougald MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12084708125730430530noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post-44055396548353411292007-05-12T17:18:00.000-06:002007-05-12T17:18:00.000-06:00I actually did a paper on this subject for a class...I actually did a paper on this subject for a class at U. Alaska-Anchorage. The guy who named it only saw the mountain from way off, then basicly went back to new york and lied about it how he climbed it, and started pushing the name. he did it entirely as a publicity stunt for, as you mention, the arcane concept of Gold Standard politics. And McKinley never visited Alaska. the more you learn about the history, the more disgusted you feel. by the way - the highest point in Ohio, home to mcKinley, and today Regula? a random hill, on which sits a high school for 'at-risk' kids. really.PJ Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132220858672600172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post-85345311479121444802007-01-31T11:54:00.000-07:002007-01-31T11:54:00.000-07:00It's always amusing to me when westerners try to r...It's always amusing to me when westerners try to rename peaks that have already been named by the people with the most connection to an area. Seems pretty arrogant to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com