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You can take the man out of China....


...but you can't take China out of the man.

On the morning hike to the Maroon Bells National Forest, FORTUNE Asia Editor Clay Chandler had a brainstorm of sorts. Gazing at a pristine mountain stream, with mule deer on the horizon, against a crystal blue sky, he looked at the water and said, "In China, they'd see this and try to figure out how to dam it and build a factory."

MORE TALES FROM THE BELLS

----Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor used to lead aerobics classes at the court. She showed in Aspen that she is still pretty fit. As the dozens of would-be hikers wondered how to split up, the Supreme spoke up, "Why don't we have a fast group?" And off she marched.


---OVERHEARD: One guide after his hike: "Well, my group was pretty good. I had a Supreme Court Justice."
His associate replied, "Not bad, once I had Lindsay Lohan."

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