tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28944274.post4948449203847852190..comments2023-08-10T23:28:30.929-04:00Comments on Til the Last Hemlock Dies: Hike to Blue LakesJames Robert Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28944274.post-35603458679123929932013-01-12T19:54:55.466-05:002013-01-12T19:54:55.466-05:00I've spent most of my life in the east, in the...I've spent most of my life in the east, in the Appalachian mountains. Those are very similar to, and are about the same age, as the eastern rangers of Australia. Roughly the same height, also (highest in the Appalachians is just under 6,700 feet; highest in the eastern ranges of Australia a shade over 7,300 feet.<br /><br />The Rockies are a different story. Vast range of young mountains still being built, upwards of 14,500 feet above sea level. A completely different ecosystem from what I'm accustomed to experiencing.<br />James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28944274.post-83757972964608497922013-01-12T14:47:53.211-05:002013-01-12T14:47:53.211-05:00Stunning landscape, James. Quite different to Aust...Stunning landscape, James. Quite different to Australia.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678687120165473412noreply@blogger.com