• doingthestuff@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I mean its zero to 14.5k feet. Hike to the top of Mount Whitney and tell me again it’s exaggerated.

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      5 months ago

      First, it’s not zero. Denver is 5000ft ASL and it’s in a valley (towns around it are higher). There’s a slow elevation change across the Midwest to the Rockies.

      Second, Passes are a thing.

      Still, wagons crossing the Rockies is an amazing thing.