Word: cibola
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...into New Mexico's Sandia Mountains went three forest rangers, a local lawyer, and Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, 66, there for a quick refresher course in outdoor living. At 10,000 ft., the view from the top was "splendid," but on the way down through Cibola National Forest, bitter cold, high winds and 15-ft. drifts from a sudden snowstorm turned the nightwalk into a nightmare. It took them nine hours instead of the usual five to negotiate six miles on snowshoes, edging their way down the steep switchback trails sideways like crabs. "We all had spills...