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Old Jul 6, 2006, 11:16 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by skibum1321
It just seems that the whole point of highpointing is to get some sort of satisfaction. Is there really any satisfaction in driving your car up a mountain?
For example, whenever I see a bumper sticker claiming that a car climbed Mt. Washington, I can't help but think who cares? There is absolutely no sense of accomplishment in that.
This is all coming from someone who hates roads up mountains and thinks they ruin the mountain. Take it for what you want.
No sense of accomplishment for you. But for somebody else simply saying that they have been to every state, not to mention to the highest point, may be an accomplishment to them. Remember, not all state highpoints are mountains, and not all are remote enough to need to hike to. Therefore, I don't think that state highpointing is inherently a hiker's endeavor, necessarily.
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