 Reworded
Thesis |
I've probably shattered your belief that Colorado's peaks are the domain of only bears and mountain men who look like bears |
| Clincher |
Zebulon Pike would be surprised today. |
If I've shattered your belief that Colorado's peaks are the domain of only bears and mountain men who look like bears, consider how Zebulon Pike might feel about Pikes Peak today. In 1806, he "predicted that the mountain would never be climbed" (Eberhart and Schmuck, p. 6). Now, via the cog railway or the toll highway, he could reach the summit without moving his legs.
