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Post by GaliWalker on Sept 24, 2015 13:16:11 GMT -5
I happened across this National Geographic article (from last year), which tried to quantify which State was the flattest in the US. I found it pretty interesting, especially given their surprising result that West Virginia is the least flattest! news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140314-flattest-states-geography-topography-science/ The other interesting aspect of the story is that the photo of West Virginia that was used in the article was taken by yours truly.  |
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Post by hikeer on Sept 25, 2015 5:31:12 GMT -5
Congratulations on the use of your picture - very nice! Results aren't that surprising as there is usually some part of every state that is more or less flat, but WV is hills and mountains from one end to the other for the most part.
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Post by GaliWalker on Sept 25, 2015 7:37:38 GMT -5
Results aren't that surprising as there is usually some part of every state that is more or less flat, but WV is hills and mountains from one end to the other for the most part. Yeah, once you think about it, it makes sense. I was just a bit surprised because I kept thinking about the North Cascades of Washington State, that have more than 50% of the glaciers in the lower 48 States, and which I've hiked in quite a bit. Most of that terrain was beyond my skill level, especially the Picket Range, named as such because the mountains rose up vertically like a fence. However, as you say, a whole bunch of those other States have a lot of flat areas, which West Virginia does not. Vermont and New Hampshire are similar, though those two got beaten out by West Virginia in this particular study. |
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Post by ki0eh on Sept 28, 2015 19:38:06 GMT -5
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Post by countryroads on Sept 30, 2015 19:22:17 GMT -5
WV is the only state that lies completely within the Appalachian Mountains. I am so glad to have been born here and have lived most of my life here.
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