Similarities exist between certain contractors and Gold Rush miners.
After a leg-withering half-day climb, we achieved the summit where we were greeted by a 70 plus-year-old geologist/historian who, during the summer season, makes that same hike daily. As we recuperated from the climb, our historian shared some mountain lore and, wouldn't you know it, almost immediately I saw parallels between Mount Baldy's story and the plumbing/heating/cooling industries. (If you think that's a stretch, visit my Web site for my “Wilderness Plumbing Report.”)