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  • The Pikes are a popular venue for fell walkers and climbers; it is doubtful a body would lie out undiscovered for long.

    Country diary: Great Langdale, Lake District 2011

  • In 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountaintop now known as Pikes Peak in present-day Colorado.

    unknown title 2009

  • On Nov. 15, 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountaintop now known as Pikes Peak in present-day

    WTOP / Business / Biz Stories 2008

  • On Nov. 15, 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountaintop now known as Pikes Peak in present-day

    WTOP / Business / Biz Stories 2008

  • On Nov. 15, 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountaintop now known as Pikes Peak in present-day

    WTOP / Business / Biz Stories 2008

  • On Nov. 15, 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountaintop now known as Pikes Peak in present-day

    WTOP / Business / Biz Stories 2008

  • But I wandered the campus last night: Has anyone seen the "Pikes"?

    Emory University Commencement Address 2005

  • At the wood-pile on the shore you may generally see one of the people called "Pikes," whom you will recognize by a very broad-brimmed hat, a frequent squirting of tobacco-juice, and the possession of two or three hounds, whom they call hereabouts "hound-dogs," as we say "bull-dog."

    Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands Charles Nordhoff 1865

  • Commonly referred to as 'Pikes', the more than 220,000 members of Pi Kappa Alpha dedicate themselves to life of integrity, intellect, and high moral character.

    LAFD News & Information 2009

  • Commonly referred to as 'Pikes', the more than 220,000 members of Pi Kappa Alpha dedicate themselves to life of integrity, intellect, and high moral character.

    LAFD News & Information 2009

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