View of the Appalachian Mountains by David Hilowitz (cc by)
Geologist cubeb brings a bit of temporal perspective (and a much better slogan than "diamonds are forever") to the thread for Karmakaze's post on the incomprehensible antiquity of the Appalachian mountains.
Letter M overlooking the University of Montana from Mount Sentinel in Missoula photo by Kaszeta
In the western part of the United States, whole communities succumb to the urge to display their school or community pride by stamping their initial on the sides of mountains
Mount Erebus at Night by Alan R. Light (cc by)
Indeed, one of the odd things is that climbing the Seven Second Summits -- the 2nd tallest mountain on each continent, is a harder task than climbing the Seven Summits.
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