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Sep 18, 2020
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Jay Kay
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I was lauterbrunen last summer and spent a fortune for three nights at a hotel
in wengen. It rained every day. I didn’t even see Jungfrau until I was riding the train down the mountain back to lauterbrunen.
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I love America, but I have to admit that when I watch the Tour de France that
Windward_Coug
9/18/20 10:02am
Parts of the N.C. mountains are considered “rain forests”
Noni Fruit
9/18/20 10:03am
"mountains"
rad dawg
9/18/20 10:05am
Parts of the Olympic National Rainforest are considered mountains
ColoSpgs
9/18/20 10:07am
I love France but you haven't lived until you scrape dog crap off your feet in
LaserCoug
9/18/20 10:04am
Plus it is full of French people
Ojiisan
9/18/20 10:05am
Meh, I don't mind the french people. Since I served my mission there, I kind of
LaserCoug
9/18/20 10:06am
It's really "Parisians" that people are talking about.
ReyOso
9/18/20 10:09am
I'd like to say that I do. When my daughter served her mission in Tahiti, I was
LaserCoug
9/18/20 10:35am
The French get a bad rap
bluelands
9/18/20 10:13am
They do have good fries, toast, and kissing.
Ojiisan
9/18/20 10:34am
They’re pretty good at wine, too!
antiyewt
9/18/20 12:07pm
Fortunately, les crottes de chien have gotten MUCH rarer in most French places.
Zooropa
9/18/20 10:27am
Thank goodness. Back in the 90s, that was the worst.
LaserCoug
9/18/20 11:29am
Enjoy the black flies in VT.
DirtyWater
9/18/20 10:05am
Hate those things.
CougarTailDevourer
9/18/20 10:11am
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Abe Froman
9/18/20 10:16am
You can't be a winter hater. Don't agree that it doesn't have mountains, though.
ReyOso
9/18/20 10:17am
Jealous of the historic scenery, but the US could rival for mountain scenery.
Joe Banks
9/18/20 10:08am
the big difference is scale and access to the mountains
Turd Ferguson
9/18/20 10:10am
As it should be.
letthewookieewin
9/18/20 10:11am
They’re accessible by foot or horseback. Hiking away from the crowds is the best
Food Snob
9/18/20 10:14am
I agree. U.S. scenery and national parks are the best in the world.
ReyOso
9/18/20 10:11am
I don't know man, I've been to Yosemite, Glacier, Yellowstone etc and stages of
Windward_Coug
9/18/20 10:17am
I was in the Alps last summer. It's definitely spectacular.
ReyOso
9/18/20 10:20am
Yeah I'm sure the Tour riders would love to be riding in California right now 🙂
Windward_Coug
9/18/20 10:15am
I'm tempted to tell you to go to Glacier Nat'l Park...but I also don't want to
m0resn0w
9/18/20 10:10am
My wife is from Montana, Glacier is great but still the rockies are just dry.
Windward_Coug
9/18/20 10:18am
Yeah. The Rockies suck.
letthewookieewin
9/18/20 10:10am
Agree, The Sierra are much better
Turd Ferguson
9/18/20 10:11am
Unfortunately it's looked a lot more like this recently.
Windward_Coug
9/18/20 10:35am
Just a different kind of beauty. Here's a photo of one of my favourite biking trails:
CougarTailDevourer
9/18/20 10:14am
looks like the bridge is out
squidmark
9/18/20 10:35am
I have lived in France, Switzerland and Montana. I disagree with your assessment
BYUforlife
9/18/20 10:15am
My wife is from one of the pretties parts of Montana, the French Alps I've seen
Windward_Coug
9/18/20 10:20am
Two of my favorite cites. Lausanne was my first city on my mission and Sion was
LaserCoug
9/18/20 10:38am
Why exclude Alaska and Hawaii? Both are part of the US, gorgeous, and are rain
califcougar
9/18/20 10:20am
Don't forget our friends to the north: Whistler. Also, Argentina.
ReyOso
9/18/20 10:24am
We lived in the Belledonne Alpes for two years. Gorgeous, and our tap water came
NewMexiCoug
9/18/20 10:23am
Who on earth paid you to live in that little slice of heaven?! Are they hiring?
Zooropa
9/18/20 10:30am
It's beautiful for sure, but you need to get out more
Borg
9/18/20 10:25am
What about places like Telluride, CO?
jaredm
9/18/20 10:26am
The North Cascades in Washington would like a word with you.
squidmark
9/18/20 10:36am
I've spent time in coastal Washington/Oregon and didn't like the fog and
Windward_Coug
9/18/20 10:41am
But that's the Coast Range. The Cascades in Washington are East of Seattle.
squidmark
9/18/20 10:44am
Wow, looks amazing. That may be my next backpacking destination. We went to the
Windward_Coug
9/18/20 10:53am
Just wait until winter. They have inversions in the swiss alps too. We actually
LaserCoug
9/18/20 10:46am
I thought we were talking about mountains. You may be shocked to hear the Oregon
Salami Karate
9/18/20 10:47am
By the way, that 5 minutes of sunshine you saw? Be grateful for it. Little did
squidmark
9/18/20 10:49am
Well good news
LifelongAP
9/18/20 10:52am
You used to not be able to see the sun through the clouds
squidmark
9/18/20 10:58am
Shhh, North Cascades are the best undiscovered NP
califcougar
9/18/20 10:56am
#MakeTheRockiesWetAgain
LifelongAP
9/18/20 10:45am
you can bash the French and still acknowledge that France is the most beautiful
run26
9/18/20 11:27am
Sign of the times. Watching Tour de France
Idahofallsblue
9/18/20 12:39pm
Watch these highlights from yesterday, just breathtaking scenery.
Windward_Coug
9/18/20 12:57pm
Yep. I'm a cyclist so I'll watch the Tour sometimes just for that, but really it's the helo footage showing the scenery
SingleStrapBackpack
9/18/20 1:19pm
I was lucky enough to do a couple of TDF trips
run26
9/18/20 1:42pm
That is awesome. I am very jealous. What a great experience to have.
SingleStrapBackpack
9/18/20 1:47pm
I was lauterbrunen last summer and spent a fortune for three nights at a hotel
Jay Kay
9/18/20 1:32pm
that is the saddest thing I have read today, bummer
Turd Ferguson
9/18/20 4:30pm
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