I was lucky enough to do a couple of TDF trips

Sep 18, 2020
1:42:49pm

run26 Truly Addicted User

You bike parts of the course, watch the race too. It’s unreal. France is truly the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen and riding through those small French towns is wonderful

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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

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