FROZEN
Loren Waldo tried to cross the Rockies during one of the worst winters in U.S. history. His foolishness in the face of extreme weather remains a potent, symbolic warning.
Anthony Effinger is a writer in Portland, Oregon. He grew up in Copper Mountain, Colorado, not far from Boreas Pass. He spent more than 20 years at Bloomberg News writing about real estate deals gone bad and billionaires behaving badly.