Earlier you mentioned 'the mountains'. You mean the 'mountains of virginia,or other low eastern mountains? No way we can grow corn in our Colorado mountains,excepting in a couple of lower altitude valleys.Our valley here is 5000 ft,we grow corn (pinto) beans,onions,potatoes?..But, have 10-11000 footers here,less than an hour away.Gunnison,about 2 hours from here is 8000ft. they only grow grass hay. even too cold for alfalfa,oats/small grains. Corn,other stuff is completely out of the question.Some years they only get only 30 days between freezes. I would expect some of those 'small' eastern mountains don't even make it it 5000? Sorry,it just struck me funny that they are growing corn in the mountains.
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Richard G.
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The highest mountain in SC is 3553 feet.
There are lots of bottoms in between the mountains in our state.
Now just a few more miles to the north and west are NC and GA mountains that are MUCH higher.
But there are still beautiful bottoms in between where corn grows very well.
Our mountains put a scare in SweetFeet when we drove up in them.
I think she about tore the hand holds on our Jeep Grand Cherokee off while holding on.
Richard
There are lots of bottoms in between the mountains in our state.
Now just a few more miles to the north and west are NC and GA mountains that are MUCH higher.
But there are still beautiful bottoms in between where corn grows very well.
Our mountains put a scare in SweetFeet when we drove up in them.
I think she about tore the hand holds on our Jeep Grand Cherokee off while holding on.
Richard
Richard G.
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We have some mountains that are close to straight up and down in our county.
Extremely hard walking.
Extremely hard walking.
john in la
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Lot of difference in elevation and prominence.
Take Louisiana.
The highest elevation is 535 ft.
But the prominence of this mountain (LOL) over the surrounding area is only 225 ft.
Take Louisiana.
The highest elevation is 535 ft.
But the prominence of this mountain (LOL) over the surrounding area is only 225 ft.
john in la
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SweetFeet
It is not the elevation that does you in.
Its the switch backs and the shear cliff.
It is not the elevation that does you in.
Its the switch backs and the shear cliff.
Richard G.
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OK!!!!!
I promise to slow down to 75 MPH next time I drive yall up and down those mountains.
Richard
I promise to slow down to 75 MPH next time I drive yall up and down those mountains.
Richard
We've been to Colorado many times including Gunnison over Monarch. We've driven from Charlotte to Richard G's area, beautiful country and last summer spent a week driving around New England. What blew me away was the difference in the tree line. In Colorado the trees disappear at about 11,000', we drove up Mount Washington in New Hampshire and trees disappeared at about 4500'. Also the roads in New England at times were steeper and curvier than Colorado, actually I thought New England was more fun to drive than Colorado especially through Smuggler's notch in Vermont, just my opinion.
Iowa is home to me . Four different seasons. We can leave if we don't like those harsh winters, but everyone has to be some where, so we stay for the most part. We like Montrose Colo. real well along with eastern Tenn. Ark., Missouri is some what like home. Would like to go to Griffin, Georgia as it is a town that my ancestor was named after.
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