Sitting home, isolated and alone
Taking virtual trips, changes life’s tone
America’s landscapes invite us in
Scenic mountain vistas, adventures grin
Alaska Range, home to our northernmost peaks
Denali “the tall one” forever speaks
Cascade Range roams the Pacific Northwest
Snow-capped volcanoes offer stunning quests
Sierra Nevada’s enchanted land
Host national parks, majestic and grand
Rocky Mountains form this nation’s backbone
Stunning beauty, more precious than gemstones
Sawtooth Mountains salute from Idaho
Endless summits bring skiers to the snow
Bighorn Mountains, sacred to native ways
Montana-Wyoming border sings praise
Adirondack Mountains, New York’s playground
Winter skiing, fall foliage—best around
Great Smoky Mountains push for Tennessee
Fog-covered peaks, spellbinding all agree
Blue Ridge Mountains welcome us back home
Free-flowing Shenandoah smiles and roams
Wherever you live or where your travels take you, you may have a favorite mountain paradise. One of my precious favorites is the Beartooth Mountains in south-central Montana, a stone’s throw away from Yellowstone National Park.
You are invited to share one of your special places in the comments.
What a bonanza of places. My favorite is Colorado’s Pike’s Peak.😊
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Yes, many more could be added. There are many mountain ranges which are part of larger ones. Thanks for sharing Pike’s Peak. I have never been there, but it would be one to see.
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My pleasure.
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Beautiful and very descriptive poetry!!
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Leola, thanks for reading. I could have added many more, and I didn’t go into the Canadian Rockies.
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Thank you for bringing beauty into our lives.
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Susie, you are welcome. I am pleased you enjoyed the poem. I hope the virus is beginning to slow down, and now you have a storm.
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Ah yes, Richard, it is such a joy to live in a spot where three mountain ranges are within the view of my windows… east to the Madison Range, north to the Tobacco Roots, and south to the Gravellys. I can’t imagine living in a flat valley again where all I saw was more flat land in all directions! I love the mountains! All of them!! ❤ Lovely post… makes me want to get out and explore. ❤
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Jan, you are truly blessed. When I was attending MSU back in the mid-1970s, a winter storm would arrive and just sit over Bozeman as it funneled snow over the many mountain ranges. The drive from Ennis toward Hebgen Lake offers some wonderful looks at the Madison Range.
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Yes, we enjoy that drive, too. I’m glad you have such fond memories of your years in Montana ❤
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what a wonderful way to pay tribute to our beautiful landscapes…
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Jim, I appreciate you reading. Take care of yourself and family.
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thanks, Richard. You as well.
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Makes me want to pack my bags and fly over to this beautiful landscape picture you paint with your words.
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Crissy, I agree with you. I hunger for the day when I can hit the road again for another road trip out west.
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So many places I want to visit when things calm down!
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I am walking in step with you on this.
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I left some comments on some blogs Saturday that some how ended up in people’s spam filter by the way, just in case it happened on your blog
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Thanks Jim. I think I found one in my Spam folder. I make a point to check it often.
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Thanks!
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