Friends, y’all noticed that there are some people coming down with a peculiar malady this time of year? It's the purple thumb! Y’all seen any of that? Most of y’all will know what causes this: ...

There’s a rock called Devil’s Thumb that stands about 9,000 feet high over the Gulf of Alaska. It’s across from a tiny town near the Canadian border, and it’s well known in rock climbing circles. But ...