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Word: mountainous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Somewhere around Savannah, you begin to smell it. You peel yourself out of the car for a Mountain Dew while the gas man pumps it full of unleaded, and it grabs you like a Dick Butkus bear-hug. You smell it, you taste it, and then you feel it: summer is coming--you are going to Florida...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Join the Pilgrimage! Florida Over Spring Break | 3/14/1981 | See Source »

...traveled over one hundred miles by skateboard... We used to drive to the top of Donner Summit and come all the way down on our skateboards... We would do it at night on those four or five days near the full moon." For Klaussen mountain sports were a habitual, day-to-day activity, not relished as a special weekend treat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Proclivity for Declivity | 3/10/1981 | See Source »

Klaussen reveals his western spirit in describing his path to the 1977 Junior Nationals: "I hadn't raced in quite a while and just decided to race with some of my friends." He not only raced--he devastated the competition. As a result, he made the Rocky Mountain Ski Team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Proclivity for Declivity | 3/10/1981 | See Source »

Dirty old mountain...

Author: By G. ROBERT Strauss, | Title: Bright Future Awaits Young Wrestlers | 3/10/1981 | See Source »

...inconspicuousness is only for matches; his constant dedication and patience behind the scenes has developed a truly first-rate team. He is already excited about next year because he finally has a team strong enough to carry him where he wants to go. Perhaps to the top of the mountain...

Author: By G. ROBERT Strauss, | Title: Bright Future Awaits Young Wrestlers | 3/10/1981 | See Source »

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