Sorry if I've just insulted your favorite /out/ location but a few months ago I made a thread with mountains captioned as Appalachian locations and nobody could tell something is wrong, even though one of the pics was from Czechia, others were from Poland and none was actually from Appalachia. To make things even worse, I had to stop myself from using the highest parts of Carpathians cause they just look too stunning to be Appalachia. Basically Appalachia looks like one of these mountain locations I visit because they're cheaper than ones with more dramatic landscape and if I wanted to go on holyday by plane, I certainly wouldn't choose Georgia (Appalachia) over Yosemite or Georgia (Caucasus).But maybe I'm wrong and someone who actually visited Appalachia can tell me why are they truly special?
>>2867132They aren't. The people who think they are great have just never been anywhere else.
>>2867134Eh, I haven't spent a lot of time outside the eastern US, but I have visited the western US and Europe, and Austria was very pretty, don't get me wrong, and Oregon had some nice parts, but Appalachia has nice canyons and rivers and you can get above them looking down. I had a nice hike last week where you sort of meander around a mini-gorge (you can take steps to the bottom if you wish but the waterfall was mostly dry), and eventually get to an overlook of the main river it flows into. The trail was in crappy shape (overgrown/narrow) but it was still a nice experience. I assume trails are probably in better shape in Europe and western America.
>>2867134Tbh I see a lot of that on this board. They've never gone anywhere so they think that the Appalachians are the only /out/ place in existence. It's kind of sad but that's their life I guess. Personally my top states are Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana.
>>286713299.9% of /out/ has been outside less than 10 times this year so take a wild guess at how many went outside AND abroad
I agree there are plenty of nicer places in the world in terms of grand views and pure mountains. But I'll never not love Appalachia. Such variety of habitat even if it's shades of the same greater ecosystem you can feel the differences as you go north southThere isn't that much temperate deciduous forest in the world let alone much where you can still (while difficult) find true old growth trees. Would have loved to see her in her prime though before the chestnut blight and fauna removal
>>2867175there's a decent amount of old growth left, but, much of it is on private land, OR, is hard to access, if they left the trees, it's probably because they were difficult to get to so it will be difficult for you to get to those trees toobut you do get a neat effect where if you have a 200-300 ft deep gorge you can have old growth trees growing out of the bottom and reaching the upper rim of the gorge which looks pretty neat irl
I just like it.
>>2867132Lots of rednecks live there do people glazing them are probably hicks who have never travelled more than 100 miled away from their hometown.
>>2867567The hicks are merely incidental to the enjoyment of the natural beauty of the land.
>>2867567>never travelled more than 100 miles away from their hometown.Isn't that most Americans? You're a statistical outlier if you even live more than 50 miles from where you were born.
>>2867567The hicks dont glaze it. They know its actually shit to live there and generally dont care about the land beyond what they can hunt on it. Its people from dc who only go there as tourists and have a rose colored view
>>2867573You know you can not think it is some utopian paradise to live in, AND appreciate the specific scenic attractions found there?
Appalachia worship is eastern cope. They are mostly puny and ugly.
>>2868275No mountain is truly ugly. They're like women. I'd rather cuddle an "ugly" woman than see a beautiful one on the internet and I'd rather hike "ugly" mountains than see beautiful ones on the internet.
the point of appalachia is that they are a real home and community that lots of people put huge effort unpaid time into protecting even the littlest hikeing trails and streams. even though its marketed as an adventure area, like a must see attraction, its mostly appreciated by the poeple who spend decades exploring their local enviorment. not the people who go on week trips to different parts across the globe to just see tops of high mountains. no one really lives IN the Rockies, its for visitors, but people really do live IN appalachia
>>2868360cope
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>>2867132Because Northeasterners who live in concrete jungle don't have much option unless they want to fly across the country to see something worthwhile
>>2868360I can drive an hour out of Toronto and take a picture like this
>>2868360someone needs to clean up the overlooks>>2868372the southeast actually has the largest population within a few hours drive of mountains
>>2868373this was a 10 minute drive from my house, you park at the river which you can fish or swim in, have some beers with friends, secluded from road noise and other people because you're in a dense forest or you can do the 20 minute hike up on the AT to that spot. and there is no one but locals there and people who care about its preservation, not just pics for Instagram, no city people or """"foreigners""""". I went there after work all the time just to chill. the only time it gets even some vistors is when a bubble of AT hikers comes through but atleast those people also generally care about preservation and tend to be more relaxed
>I can’t enjoy the outdoors unless it’s in a bleak, treeless wasteland of rocks that overlooks more rocksTruly low IQ take>id rather go to a national park crowded with Asian touristsAppalachia makes up 14% of the US. It spans 13 states and is ten times the size of Croatia. A fuckton of people live near it. Some of it is fantastic, some of it is ass. You’re stupid for thinking it’s a singular place.>>2867566This is correct.I live in Oregon btw. We have mountains here. But if you can’t just fuck off into the woods for a few days and have a blast then you should consider suicide.
>>2867175>looks at South Dakotabest /out/ place because you can be a wildlife expert after an hour of studying
>>2868293heavily foliaged and round mountains are like women that are fat, stink and don't shave
>>2868360There are people who live in mountains much more impressive than Appalachia
>>2867132East coast if for people who actually are about nature (naturalists, ecologists, etc). Hub of biodiversity.West coast is for tech bros to post IG pictures. It’s pretty but not interesting everywhere looks the same. Not a lot of ecosystem diversity
>>2868843>communities situated in actual wilderness confuses and infuriates the europoorkek.
my HECK I am in appalachia right nowsadly gonna be 90 tomorrow >>2869008is there anywhere to post outdoor photos that isn't instagram? I hate the owners and the "walled garden" concept where you have to be logged in to view content
>>2867132the name sounds very magical
