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I cannot think of a better place to be than way up high at 10, 12, or 14 thousand feet overlooking jagged peaks, alpine forest, and snowmelt fed lakes. It could be in mid-July with the meadows in bloom, in September when Aspens are turning, or in winter when a fresh coat of powder waits for your skis to carve it up. I just love the mountains.

pop_haines wrote:Have you ever been to the Cascades in Washington?

Unbelievable.

Unfortunately not. My dad grew up near Seattle, and I have spent some time in the Olympics. Most of my mountain time has been spent skiing and hiking the Colorado Rockies.

Good rave. I took this pic two weeks ago, a friend/work colleague invited me to his house for dinner. That is Mont Blanc in the distance.




Pretty freaking awesome dinner.

jim wrote:Good rave. I took this pic two weeks ago, a friend/work colleague invited me to his house for dinner. That is Montblanc in the distance.




Pretty freaking awesome dinner.

Very nice. Is that around Lac Lemond?

BTW, there was a horrible climbing accident on Blanc last week where a woman watched her husband fall while climbing, and drag their two children and himself to death down a steep slope. Just awful.

I thought this thread was going to be about the Mountains' impressive 1274 day winning streak.

Hungary Jack wrote:

jim wrote:Good rave. I took this pic two weeks ago, a friend/work colleague invited me to his house for dinner. That is Montblanc in the distance.




Pretty freaking awesome dinner.

Very nice. Is that around Lac Lemond?

BTW, there was a horrible climbing accident on Blanc last week where a woman watched her husband fall while climbing, and drag their two children and himself to death down a steep slope. Just awful.

Not far, it's in Crozet, France. The city you see in the picture down below is Geneva, Switzerland - and you could actually make out the Jet d'Eau on the lake that day. Crozet is in the foothills of the Jura Mountains, so I'm guessing we were a good 500 feet in elevation above Geneva which allowed for perfect views of the Alps. Down in Geneva you can see Mont Blanc in places but not like that.

My hubby proposed to me on the Chimsee (a lake pretty far south in Germany) on New Year's eve. We were standing by the lake at midnight and we could see fireworks at all the villages around and on the Alps! It was amazing.....if I can find a photo, I'll post it.

Simbagal23 wrote:My hubby proposed to me on the Chimsee (a lake pretty far south in Germany) on New Year's eve. We were standing by the lake at midnight and we could see fireworks at all the villages around and on the Alps! It was amazing.....if I can find a photo, I'll post it.

Simba: Any mountains around 2-hour drive range here in ATL? Howz Red Top Mountain? I've never been there but I heard its decent.

DiLLaGii wrote:

Simbagal23 wrote:My hubby proposed to me on the Chimsee (a lake pretty far south in Germany) on New Year's eve. We were standing by the lake at midnight and we could see fireworks at all the villages around and on the Alps! It was amazing.....if I can find a photo, I'll post it.

Simba: Any mountains around 2-hour drive range here in ATL? Howz Red Top Mountain? I've never been there but I heard its decent.

Mountains are older around you dill, less rugged but you definitely have some nice places within a few hours anyway.

I think of all the people on the board I am most envious of where radbird lives. Maybe pophaines as well.

DiLLaGii wrote:

Simbagal23 wrote:My hubby proposed to me on the Chimsee (a lake pretty far south in Germany) on New Year's eve. We were standing by the lake at midnight and we could see fireworks at all the villages around and on the Alps! It was amazing.....if I can find a photo, I'll post it.

Simba: Any mountains around 2-hour drive range here in ATL? Howz Red Top Mountain? I've never been there but I heard its decent.

I haven't been to Red Top but last December we stayed at a cabin on North Georgia mountains near Ellijay....went hiking around the cabin, then drove to a state park to hike to the Amicalola Falls, this takes you to the start* of the Appalachian Trail. The state park is about an 45 min-1 hour drive from here..... This isn't a huge mountain range but our cabin did have a great view with a hot tub on the deck, fun times!

*It now appears that Alabama is attempting to claim the actual start of the App Trail is in their state. I'm sure GA will fight it to the ends of the earth, especially since AL keeps stealing our water!