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West from the Summit of Pike's Peak.
在科羅拉多州派克峰頂往西看的情景

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茱莉雅‧阿契博得‧何姆斯 (Julia Archibald Holms) 登上派克峰 (Pike』s Peak)
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1858年,茱莉雅‧阿契博得‧何姆斯成為記錄上第一個登上派克峰的女性,當時她還穿著燈籠褲、短洋裝、鹿皮軟鞋,並且稱呼自己的裝扮為「美國服飾」。茱莉雅與她的丈夫,還有兩個人在81日開始踏上登峰的路途。四天之後,他們到達高14110英尺的山頂。許多人都認為何姆斯絕對不可能辦到。你所面臨過的最大挑戰是什麼呢?

 
In 1858, when Julia Archibald Holmes became the first woman on record to reach the summit of Pike's Peak, she did so wearing bloomers, a short dress and moccasins and called the outfit her "American costume." Julia, her husband, and two others began their trek up the high peak in Colorado on August 1. Four days later, they had reached the top of the mountain, 14,110 feet high. Many people told Holmes she couldn't make it. What's the biggest challenge you've faced?

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