September 1, 2007

• Weekly Photo Challenge “Mountains and Hills”

   

  
  

  
  

  Weekly Photo Challenge
  

  
  

  the subject is
   ”Mountains and Hills”
  suggested by Rainy! dame

  
  

  I was raised understanding diversity within ethnic groups, religion and topographical geography.  Ethnic groups, I am.  Religion of all kinds was as close as the neighbor on my little street and topographical understanding came from navigating messy girls bed spaces, climbing over piles of dirty laundry and books and toys and what all else girls collect through the years so paved the way of understanding for some of what mountain climbers encounter.   

  
  

  The geographics of Ohio shows off some lovely hills.  Some elevations reach mountain height, unobtrusively, in Bellefontain, Ohio.  My favorite Ohio hills reach up along the Appalachian trail that feeds through Hillsboro, and on toward Chillicothe.  It is my favorite Ohio drive.  Some of Ohio’s extremes are shown off most beautifully as the road winds its way among the rolling hills.  Most of Ohio is hill territory, not mountainous but rolling and filled with diversifying attributes.   Cincinnati where I have lived near all of my life is known as “the city of seven hills“.  You can even buy a book, Cincinnati, City of Seven Hills and Five Inclines.

  
  

  It’s a shame all the shots I don’t have.  Most of my life has been lived before the age of the digital camera.  I do, however, have some that let you know my eyes were wide open to claiming, photographically, hills and mountains along the roads I have been most fortunate to travel, carrying my small, trusty, well used little Kodak camera.  

  
  

  Photos © RSBlain 
   Mountains and Hills 

  
  

  

  
  

  This is an upheaval made eons ago.  It is a small example of how mountains are made and it is a very small portion of this state park.  For the life of me I can’t remember the name of the park.  Anyway, this solid mound of rock sits as a reminder of greater things.  My friend sitting on top of this rock is WordWarrior39.  I emailed him for the name of the park and it is Carter Caves State Park in Kentucky.  Thank you so much Jim.  I am so glad your memory is better than mine.

  
  

  

  
  

  This is the same park and the hill / mountain to the left is quite large, high and rocky.  It is filled with caves and you can see the mouth of a cave to the left and behind the trunks of the trees.

  
  

  

  
  

  In the distance you see Debuke, Iowa.  This incline takes visitors to the level of the city and to the top of the hill where photographers can take some wonderful photos.

  
  

  

  
  

  This is a view you can see from the US Grant home in Galena.  I loved this hilly view and treasure the photos I took.  I have no idea what the sculpture is supposed to represent.

  
  

  

  
  

  This is a scene typical of areas in Virginia.  The ground is rocky and there are a lot of Mountains and the sheep are very much at home in the environment.

  
  

  

  
  

  This cut in the mountain provided the way for the highway traveling through West Virginia, USA.  This scene was taken through the windshield of our car.  I titled it “Negotiating the Curves” and had to really steady myself to get this shot I feel very good about.

  
  

  

  
  

  Negotiating the curves seems to be exactly what this driver didn’t do.  This (previously posted) photo was taken very close to my home.  The hill the upturned car is resting against is another cut out providing for the road.  The hill isn’t quite the magnitude or interest of the previous photo.  It did however manage to stop this driver and it may have saved someone else’s life.

  
  

  

  
  

  Mountains and hills provide homes for wildlife, minerals we wear and heat for our homes plus recreational facilities and beauty found no where else on Earth as the conditions are only right in the mountains environment.  Hidden underneath this blanket of flowers is a mountain.

  
  

  

  
  

  This photo has been edited into this challenge entry after John and I decided to take the drive up the Appalachian highway to the Hillsboro area during the labor day weekend.  This was taken not far from the Thunder in the Hills festival / lake area.

  
  

  A marvelous movie about mountains,
  “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain“.  I recommend it highly as quietly fine and the data base gives it a 6.4 rating.

  
  

  Some wonderful mountain information I found while doing Internet surf studies for mountains. 

  
  

  
  
  • a mountain is a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn 
  
  
  • A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. A mountain is generally much higher and steeper than a hill, but there is considerable overlap, and usage often depends on local custom. Some authorities define a mountain as a peak with a topographic prominence over an arbitrary value: for example, the Encyclopædia Britannica requires a prominence of 2,000 feet (610 m).
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain 

  
  

  
  

  
  
  • A mountain is a raised part of the earth’s surface. It is bigger than a hill. A mountain has to be at least 1,000 feet above the earth’s surface. Some mountains look pointed and sharp at the top. Other mountains look more round. When a mountain has a crater in its top, it is a volcano.
    www.howardcc.edu/kids/geovoc.html 

  
  

  Ohio elevations:  Ohio  lowest land = 850 ft  highest = Campbell Hill  1,549  the Ohio River  455 .  Campbell Hill (Wikipedia) from the reading I have done slopes upwards in a relatively boring manner thus losing it’s mountainous appeal. 

  
  

  This is where you will find, the BEST HIKING in OHIO. 

  
  

  I found An ASSORTMENT OF PAGES filled with the MAN’S MAN mountains of the WORLD including the United States, for rugged climbing and there are some really fine photos on the site. 

  
  

  Keep on taking those photos,
  

  
  

   

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