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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? |
Sure..
Look, after climbing Gannet Peak, Granite Peak, Borah Peak, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Hood, and Denali, is it really going to bother you that you drove up Mt. Magazine in Arkansas? Not me. If I need to prove something to myself, Gannet Peak will prove it better than any mountain in the east.
Now if I have time to plan something, I'll go ahead and hike a state highpoint. I intend to hike Mt. Washington in August, for example - not because I'm opposed to driving, but because I just want to hike Washington. But I am planning a weekend just for that.. If I were to plan a weekend for every highpoint, it would take decades to complete the 50. So I drive up a bunch. And I have no problem with that.