I love mountains

“I wanted to start a thread so that people can discuss their favorate mountains.”

“It's all about the Sierra. But of course, the Rockies are a close second. The cascades aren't so bad either. The Canadian Rockies, ohmygosh! But for now, it's the Sierra for me.”

“The North Cascades. Jagged rock sculpted by glaciers shrouded in mist covered forests.”

“My back yard...sorta.

Lassen, Mount Shasta, Trinity Alps....all with in an hours drive.”

“I am a fan of the Black Mountains in North Carolina, Smokies, particularly Mt. LeConte and the Whites in NH. I have not been out west yet. Hoping to climb Borah Peak this summer.

top 5 favorate mountains:

1. Mt. LeConte, TN
2. Mt. Mitchell, NC
3. Mt. Washington, NH
4. Baxter Peak, ME
5. Roan Mt, TN

alot of people say Mt. Sterling in the smokies is awesome too. When I go out west to do some backpacking I presume many of the my favorate mountains in the east will be replaced by western peaks. The Apps have so much history that the Western Mountains don't have though.”

“Right now my favorite is Mount Colden, because that's the one I'll be climbing this weekend. After that who knows.”

“i love mountains too.
I love the morning sunrise view from Shining Rocks.
I love the loftiness of Mt. Whitney
I love Mt. Sterling, Greenbriar Pinnacle...because i lived so close
I loved Mt. Katahdin, the knifes edge, was exciting
I love all of the wind river range...
I loved the high uintas...kings peak....canyons and stuff in utah
i love all the mountains i have hiked in for different reasons.
i love em to pieces...they get me so high~~~~~~~~~~~~~~”

“But the Sierras in CA. are no contest..Hope you get to go there some day .. trailtalk WILL make it possibile..They have been so good to me..All the others ..hopefully Trekkngirl will see you soon..

My plan is to go anywhere there is something to see..this world is awesome..”

“Om that was beautiful. Brought tears to mine eye. Couldn't have said it better myself.

Trakkingirl you are right on too!!
I am on may way west. I'll get there.”

“What would you say to to all this beauty that we see????

It will be so awesome to see you again..wish I could stay at your your place..I remember you giving up your bed to me..you are a very special person...”

“Stick with TT'ers they are the best to get you where you want to go..They have been the best to me..let them help you.they love it..REALLY!!!”

“nashvillehiker, I don't mean to be picky - but if you are talking mountains, the mountain you are referring to in Maine is Katahdin. Baxter Peak is one of 10 peaks on that mountain.

do you have a cousin by the name of Ice Tea?”

“Freaking God..If ..I don't know what he IS REFERING TO..bUT IF he WANTSTO DO mountains IT IS the kATIDIDIN///kNIFESDGE..SHOULD MAKEA BELIEVER OUT OF HIM..iT DID ME..”

“I am on may way west. I'll get there."
nashvillehiker

May west? Mountains?”

“what??? LOL...”

“sHOOT. dARN. dON'T YOU HATE IT WHEN THE CAP LOCKS ARE AND YOU DON'T KNOW IT? iT SUCKS. tHEN WHEN YOU REalize it, do you go back and retype everything or just let it go? I choose to let it go.”

“Harney Peak (South Dakota)
Mt Rogers (Virginia)
Mt Lafayette (White Mountains NH)
Guadaloupe Peak (Texas)
Springer Mtn (Georgia)”

“I know its Katahdin. Anyway, that is a cool mountain. I really want to hike the knife edge very much.”

“"I am on may way west. I'll get there."
nashvillehiker

May west? Mountains?"
USA

sorry. I am on my way west. Eventually speaking.

No relation to iced tea twiggy.”

“The Rockies. Anywhere in the Rockies...

The Smokys are great and I found a nice trail in the Ouachita Mountains last week, but the Rockies of Colorado remain my favorite destination.”

“Mount Olympus, Olympic National Park!”

“Beartooths
Big Horns
Blue Ridge
Black Hills
White Mountains


Just too name some.

8)”

“Any mountain is a good mountain in my humble opinion.....”

“If you come to the Smokies this weekend and hike Mt. LeConte... I may run into you. I got my crampons today and I'm ready to go.
Slowalk and I hiked yesterday and agreed you must come with us sometime?! It might be fun! Keep your eyes peeled for the Pink Snow Bunny.”

“I love the Sierra! Its my second home and I plan to retire there!”

“Sierra all teh way :) Especially the eastern Sierra but the Cascades are good too and so are the Trinity alps and Marble Mountains. Theres no mountains in Indiana....”

“yea and the harney peak firetower is a great place to spend the nite, especially in a storm! (not)

i just did max patch to hot springs in nc this past weekend, bluff mt had 3 inches of snow while hot springs had none. woohoo! the hike up to le conte via the alum cave trail is mucho fun, even if they made it a little too touron-friendly in places. springer is an awesome place to camp, plenty of flat spots to tent and a really nice shelter. blood mt 30 miles to the north is a fun climb and descent, the rhododendrons are gorgeous, and the view is nice on a clear day. i cant wait to be gushing about katahdin and the knife edge.”

“All of my favorites have personal significance.
Mt. Harvard. It's the first fourteener I summitted.
Granite Mountain, AZ. It's the first place I hiked in Arizona. I can see it almost anywhere I drive around home, and just seeing it I visualize the trail and what it's like at the top.
San Francisco Peaks. they are 70 (or so) miles from my home, but I can see them on my way home from work. Haven't been to the top yet. Maybe this summer.
Mt. Lamborn, CO. You can see it from my in-law's yard. And it's also lizs' special mountain.”

“I blame you for the storm we had at Harney Peak.
It's all in da name bro.”

“oh yea thats right go for the obvious low blow, why dontcha :P”

“Chiricahua's in SE AZ

PS Happy Birthday Nashville hiker”

“they have mts named after the taco bell dog?”

“Dana, I'll be up the Bull's Head trail Saturday and back down either via Bull's Head or Rainbow falls. May have Opie with me. Once on top I'd like to meanda around the BLVD. I got some crampons today too. Finally. Must admit they were cheapos though. Only $10 at Cumberland Transit.”

“Thank you Winter Solstice.

Looks like the western mountains are winning the race. There are some diehard fans of the Appalachians out there though.”

“me n you and a couple pair of cheapo crampons.... and OPie! What more could we want? I plan on heading straight on up Alum Cave Trail so I can use them rascals much as I can! Then if I can get a shuttle I will go down via Bullhead. Rainbow Falls trail gets too sloppy for me this time of year. I will go on Saturday. I was supposed to go soak in the Hot Springs tomorrow but I am running a fever and feeling chitty. Dr. tomorrow for me instead. Its supposed to snow some on Saturday! :-)”

“western mountains defineitely kick more ass, im just much closer to the eastern mts.”

“Winds
Tetons
Black Hills

Jackson Hole is like an outdoor cathedral to me, I find that when I'm away for more than a couple of months I have an overwhelming driving urge to be there, I haven't been in almost 30 months, sometimes I just sit and stare at my pictures all day.”

“Snow forecasted for Saturday and Sunday. That may make it all the more fun. This will be my first winter back pack in the Smokies. I cannot wait..”

“The eastern mountains are so accessible and have so much folklore and history. Not to say there is a shortage of folklore and history out west.”

“I have yet to get down to the smokies and backpack, I definitely need to get down there this spring before heading out west.”

“Bison, try the alum cave trail, to the Boulevard trail, then onto the AT, stay over night at the Icewater springs shelter (get a reservation well in advance), next day BP out to Charlies Bunion on the AT, then either go back on the AT towards Newfound Gap, or take the Dry Sluice past Kephart shelter, and finally the Kephart prong trail to the NewFound Gap road. I would say that would be a very sweet Backpack initiation in the Smokies.”

“sounds great, about when will the conditions be good for a hike like that?”

“It can snow in any month in the higher elevations of the Smokies from what I have heard. I think conditions are good for a hike like that from April to October. Alum Cave and the Boulevard are probably my two favorate trails in the Smokies. Icewater Springs shelter is really nice, but very popular. Charlies Bunion will afford you some of the best views in the Smokies and on the AT for that matter.”

“not to mention you get to spend alot of time above 6000 feet and in Alpine environs.”

“Excellent- Hopefully I can do this in April or May, and maybe get some TTers to go along, I'll start looking into it soon.”

“Don't go to the Smokies in July. Its choked with tourests. October is bad too because of people going to see the fall colors. The back country is amazing with the fall colors though.”

“In my experience in the Smokes, once you get more than a half mile or so off the trailhead the tourist count declines verrrrry quickly.”

“You see alot on the trails to LeConte and on the AT from Newfound Gap to Charlies Bunion though.”

“I live near the Olympics so that tends to be where I spend my time. I've yet to run out of things to see there. Plus the fishin's free and there's no limit on Eastern Brook Trout. Yummmm”

“Going to Mt. LeConte this weekend yeah yeah. Its going to be fricken freezing Mr. Bigglesworth.”