Reaching high into the heavens or rolling gently across the landscape, mountains have a mystique that captures our imaginations. In America and around the world, mountains shape the lives of hundreds of millions of people just as they shape the skyline. In an effort to recognize the important role mountains play across the globe, the United Nations General Assembly designated December 11 as International Mountain Day in 2003. The success of the UN International Year of Mountains, which... (Read more…)