List of mountain ranges Puns

Good morning.

First of all allow me to apologize for moving to Utah earlier this year, I know it's getting crowded. Lol. I've been trying to explore as much as possible while I've been here. I started going down the rabbit hole of looking up all the different little mountain ranges in the west desert. And eventually I thought a great way to explore the state would be to set a goal to try and reach the highest peak of every mountain range in the state.

So I started digging, found some other lists, and my list kept growing and growing. On top of plateaus and ranges I also added a few interesting high points like sand mountain, and the (I think) high points of the Roan and Book cliffs. I ended up with 92 total points.

Some of the remote ranges were difficult to get good info on and locate the HP. A few I had to just scan on maps and pick what looked like the highest point.

But anyway, below is the link to the list, and the link to the google map is on there at the top. If you have any to add or corrections to make, just let me know! Ultra prominent peaks are bolded, and I'll be highlighting points as I personally hit them. There are some notes as well.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11LoNe4XmYM-1eUR861qX7IwmX79WPj8UHfARWmNaago/edit?usp=sharing

Edit: Forgot to add that the "Drive to trailhead" calculation is estimating from Layton where I currently live. If it says "4x4", that means I could see a vehicle trail to the peak or very close to the peak on satellite view in maps.

If you wanna follow along with our exploration of Utah, me and my wife's instas are @j.d.dietrich and @cari_dee

This is a question that I actually thought about just yesterday, when browsing the subreddit and thinking on species that normally aren't discussed but that can be just as valid for rewilding, be it historic or Pleistocenic.

Introducing Spectacled Bears to Florida to replace the now extinct Florida Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos Floridanus) is something I've seen come up a few times. And while I personally think that it would be purposeless (as the Florida Black Bear has already taken the niche of very herbivorous mid sized bear), it got me thinking on the actual feasibility of introducing/reintroducing the Spectacled Bear to non-mountainous habitat. After all, it's other common name is the Andean Bear, and Wikipedia claims that they haven't been sighted below 250 meters above sea level.

And so, I went and searched for any references or studies talking about the possible historic range of the Spectacled Bear, to see if it's truly a mountain specialist or if it was simply pushed to the mountains by human activity. However, the information I've found is either claims of a continent wide distribution but without any citations, or outright nothing.

This is an interesting question, since South America used to have lowland species of bears during the Pleistocene, the Arctotherium genus, that went from the colossal A. agustidens that is a contender for largest terrestrial carnivorous mammal of all time to the Black Bear/Spectacled Bear sized A. wingei that ranged from northern South America to Mexico. Their closest living relative is the Spectacled Bear, and just like it, they seem to have been omnivores with a predilection for herbivory.

And so, the title question. For the purposes of rewilding, wether historical or Pleistocene bya proxy, wether the Spectacled Bear used to inhabit non-mountainous or not is something I'm deeply curious to know, so I would appreciate anyone that could point me to a map, study or something like that.

After making the seven hour drive up from Long Island, we got to the Seward trailhead at about 2 am, slept in the car until 8 and hit the trail at 9. Took the route from the trailhead recommended to me by u/Ghostalker474 got to the saddle between Donaldson and Emmons pretty efficiently and in good time considering we were just strolling. Dropped our packs on Donaldson, took in the view of the MacIntyre and Santanoni Ranges off in the distance, walked over to Emmons and, well no view, so we took our summit shot and left. Picked up packs and headed toward Seward.

The trail from Donaldson to Seward was a bit less obvious to us and what we began following ended after about 20 meters or so, we picked up the actual trail when we started looking for Pine Martin tracks, as they tend to follow the same trails humans use, a set of Hare prints led us most of the way up toward Seward, as we climbed up Seward from the saddle, we could see puffy clouds moving in below us from the east, by the time we summited the air temperature dropped considerably, the wind was whipping, and flurries were flying; after a quick break, It was time to go. The descent from there to the Ward Brook Leanto was pretty sloppy, it was a combination of large boulders, ice, and deep mud. No fun.

After stopping at the leanto to drop gear, before heading up to Seymore, we sat just long enough for our bodies to decided they had enough that day. After 12 hours of sleep, I guess I haven't slept in a few years, we woke up to rain and headed up to Seymore without much challenge, except for the, now wet, ice field which began about 500 feet shy of the summit, and continued to within 50 or so feet of the summit ridge. Fun, and the descent was still easier than coming down from Seward. Overall a lot of mud in the lower elevations (<3,000 ft) and a lot of ice beginning to form above that.

Headed to Lake Placid for wings, burgers, and beer. Did some Christmas shopping in town and slept at the ADK loj.

I never really managed to sleep that night, but we headed up to Street and Nye anyway. Had a smooth hike up the brook to the spur of the saddle, and easy hike to both summits. Tons of blow down up there however, and some views from Nye were very obstructed by the mess. Despite blue skies and a warm sun the view from Street of Lost Pond and the valley was a wall of white clouds. The trail tended to be less muddy here, even at lower elevations. Gaiters and traction devices were helpful for both ranges.

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Kinda looks like a sweet roll from Skyrim

Drugstore

1. BURTS BEES Tinted Lip Balm
2. NIVEA Lip Care
3. VASELINE Lip Therapy Rosy Balm
4. PIXI Shea Butter Lip Balm

High-End/Sephora

1. DIOR Lip Glow (Favourite! but formula change, there is not much stain left behind now ): )
2. GIVENCHY Rose Perfecto Lip Balm (Stains a lot, but not moisturising)
3. CHANEL Rouge Coco Flash
4. BURBERRY First Kiss Fresh Gloss Lip Balm
5. CLINQUE Chubby Stick
6. NARS Orgasm Afterflow Lip Balm
7. BENEFIT Benetint Lip and Cheek Stain
8. FRESH Sugar Tinted Lip Treatment
9. MAC Tendertalk Lip Balm (Past Favourite! Very moisturising and pretty stain but can’t find it anymore ): )

Japanese Brands

1. Canmake Stay-On-Balm Rouge
2. DHC Rich Moisture Colour Lip Cream

Korean Brands

1. PERIPERA Sugar Jelly
2. ETUDE HOUSE Colour Lip Balm
3. ETUDE HOUSE Dear Darling Tint

Should I try?

1. GUCCI Baume à Lèvres Lip Balm
2. BOBBI BROWN Extra Lip Tint
3. LANIEGE Stained GlassStick
4. CLE DE PEAU Lip Glorifier Lip Balm
5. HERA Sensual Spicy Nude Lip Balm

After making the seven hour drive up from Long Island, we got to the Seward trailhead at about 2 am, slept in the car until 8 and hit the trail at 9. Took the route from the trailhead recommended to me by u/Ghostalker474 got to the saddle between Donaldson and Emmons pretty efficiently and in good time considering we were just strolling. Dropped our packs on Donaldson, took in the view of the MacIntyre and Santanoni Ranges off in the distance, walked over to Emmons and, well no view, so we took our summit shot and left. Picked up packs and headed toward Seward.

The trail from Donaldson to Seward was a bit less obvious to us and what we began following ended after about 20 meters or so, we picked up the actual trail when we started looking for Pine Martin tracks, as they tend to follow the same trails humans use, a set of Hare prints led us most of the way up toward Seward, as we climbed up Seward from the saddle, we could see puffy clouds moving in below us from the east, by the time we summited the air temperature dropped considerably, the wind was whipping, and flurries were flying; after a quick break, It was time to go. The descent from there to the Ward Brook Leanto was pretty sloppy, it was a combination of large boulders, ice, and deep mud. No fun.

After stopping at the leanto to drop gear, before heading up to Seymore, we sat just long enough for our bodies to decided they had enough that day. After 12 hours of sleep, I guess I haven't slept in a few years, we woke up to rain and headed up to Seymore without much challenge, except for the, now wet, ice field which began about 500 feet shy of the summit, and continued to within 50 or so feet of the summit ridge. Fun, and the descent was still easier than coming down from Seward. Overall a lot of mud in the lower elevations (<3,000 ft) and a lot of ice beginning to form above that.

Headed to Lake Placid for wings, burgers, and beer. Did some Christmas shopping in town and slept at the ADK loj.

I never really managed to sleep that night, but we headed up to Street and Nye anyway. Had a smooth hike up the brook to the spur of the saddle, and easy hike to both summits. Tons of blow down up there however, and some views from Nye were very obstructed by the mess. Despite blue skies and a warm sun the view from Street of Lost Pond and the valley was a wall of white clouds. The trail tended to be less muddy here, even at lower elevations. Gaiters and traction devices were helpful for both ranges.