but not long ago i was up at a place called chimney rock in southwest colorado. and it's over 8,000 feet. and you are up at the southern end ftd rocky mountains and there is this scarp of rock that rises up probably about a thousand feet out of a valley floor and right at the tip of this scarp there are two twin towers of rock. if you get to a certain place on top of this very narrow butte, you can see between these twin towers and

triangle, 186,000 acres of high-altitude, resource-rich public land in the san juan mountains of southwest coloradooups there are proposing this as an addition to america's national conservation lands. - it's a stunning mountainscape with some of everything. you know, so it starts-- most of it's really above tree line, lots of ridgelines and peaks that you can easily get on top of and have views across all of western colorado. burkhardt: the alpine triangle spans three counties and the continental divide. two wilderness study areas, including two 14,000-foot peaks and numerous 13,000-foot peaks, also fall within the proposed boundaries. the area is home to critical native species, such the rocky mountain elk, recently reintroduced canadian lynx, and colorado cutthroat trout. - that's a male, that bright orange. burkhardt: ty churchwell represents trout unlimited, the organization spearheading a grassroots proposal to designate this public land as a national conservation area. - without question, this is one of the most important multi-use recreational resources in the west. from a recreational stan

i mean, to understand these, this one came out of a 13th century site in southwest colorado and i would sit with these bowls for hours and hours, drawing them into my sketch book because that was the only way i could really understand the complexity of how they got their symmetries to match up because i could never get them to match up in my drawings. i could never do a 100 percent accurate rendition of these because every line was meaningful, every line meant something about how you paint the next line, which is what it's like walking out there, looking for those shapes, looking for water, looking for springs, looking for places where the rain has fallen. it's all the same story out there. there is a 13th century or a 14th century polychrome vessel from below the mugion rim in central arizona. and this is 100 years after the anastazi supposedly disappeared, there's that story about one day this whole civilization just vanished. but if you start following the civilization, you can find where it went. you can find this culture's movement across the land. these images inside this bowl cam

colorado. later today, thunderstorms are possible in the northern plains. in the northeast, it will be cool as sunshine slowly returns. and the southwest see temperatures in the 80s and 90s. >>> in sports, the bulls' derek rose shows why he is the league mvp. rose held up the trophy before the game. game two, in fact, with the hawks last night. then, went to work, pouring in 25 points to help chicago beat atlanta 86-73. that tied their series at one game each. and the mavs stunned the lakers again. dirk nowitzki scored 24 points to help dallas blow out los angeles 93-81 for a commanding 2-0 second round lead. >>> and in baseball, the braves tim hudson was almost perfect on the mound. he threw a gem, facing only two batters above the minimum for a one-hitter. he got the big offensive help from freddy freeman who singled to left to score two. atlanta stopped milwaukee 8-0. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and the transit systems on high alert after the death of osama bin laden. what new york is doing to keep its riders safe. - neil lane's jewelry designs are uniquely beautiful. one look, and it's easy t

southwest in ardmore, oklahoma, as the specialist michael e phillips post office. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lankford, and the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. lankford: thank you, mr. speaker, i yield myself as much time as i may consume. i also ask unanimous consent that all members may have five lelingtive days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection with. mr. lankford: mr. speaker, h.r. 1423 introduced by the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. cole, would designate the facility of the united states pose office located 115 fourth avenue in ardmore, oklahoma, the specialist michael e. phillips post office. this bill is co-sponsored by the entire oklahoma state delegation and was favorably reported without amendment by the committee on oversight and government reform on april 13. mr. speaker, it's altogether fitting and proper that we name this post office in ardmore for army specialist phillips to honor a true american hero in his service to our coun