Why fly when gorgeous hills exist close to millions? 37.041741, -82.8857 - pic related the closest parking is ~37.045348, -82.874958
closeup down the spine
JD Vance's parents grew up somewhere here.
>>2818581In many ways, the Appalachians are more beautiful than the Colorado Rockies - though the Rockies offer more expansive vistas due to the arid treeless river basins. The forest diversity is soooo much higher in the Appalachians. However, there is far more scattered human habitation in those eastern mountains, versus vast regions of uninhabited wilderness out here. Poke around in some of those hollows, and people are not going take too kindly to you.
>>2818588>offer more expansive vistasyou can see up to maybe 70 miles on a clear day if you have enough prominence in the eastIs that Nada Tunnel in Red River Gorge? I'm not sure if you can see there from here, but this is certainly looking in that direction. >Poke around in some of those hollows, and people are not going take too kindly to you.just gotta be nice and not get aggressive back if they do I'm just there to explore, I don't mean any harm.
>>2818581Because hills exist everywhere. They're boring, especially if you live near them and see them every day. I travel for the culture.
>>2818596there's little museums and stores along the way
>dude, hiking
>>2818588No. No they aren't. Just stop. No one think Appalachia is 1/10th as pretty as the Rockies.
>>2818624>how could you visit a place that doesn't have brown prostitutes!!!>>2818669agreed, it's way prettier than the rockies
this overlook has a trash can and a picnic table!
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>>2818904It kinda would be fun if they had like an arcade game or a slide or something random but fun at the top of the mountain. I feel like mountain folk aren't really trying their hardest to attract tourists.
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>>2818669The Rockies have wide-open vistas that mog anything in the Appalachians, true. However, the land is much drier and more desolate-looking out here, and after seven years in Colorado, I've grown a little tired of the aridity (my highland valley only averages 9.75 inches of precipitation per year). Walking on foot through the eastern forests feels like a wonderland of life sometimes. Walking in the Rockies is more a wearisome slog across miles of barrenness and sparse forests, with only the wet meadows and riparian areas verdant with greenery.>>2818596No two hills are the same, and hilly regions have a strong influence on human habitation far more so than flat regions (where people can build anywhere and in any direction they please). Hills also mean springs and clear burbling brooks, far more pleasant than the miry sloughs of the flatlands.
Warm spring-fed creek in the Virginia Appalachians
>>2818914would be cool to find any sort of outdoor hot spring in appalachia
>>2818916Unfortunately, the public bathhouses in Warm Springs, VA have been closed.
>>2819269that's really sad to hear - is there no alternative?
>>2818669This is subjective. The Rockies are more than twice the height and imposing. They’re more challenging to hike. They look more raw and exposed and skeletal, especially if snow is on them. They make nice back drops to photos with pine trees and streams and lakes. The Appalachians are covered with nature which makes them more beautiful and scenic but hardcore campers won’t agree because they’re easy to climb and people build houses on their peaks. Takes away that adventure element or something like that. Most of these outdoorsy camper types are the ones who despise actual campers too and favor tents so who cares what they think. Tent campers aren’t even human. I like both for different reasons. I prefer the Arizona mountains to the rockies for looking so alien
Just came back from Western PA. Super underrated area with comfy scenery. Idk why they put fries on salad though
>>2819480NW or SW pa? What did you see?
