Missouri VS Oklahoma - which has more interesting geography? (transplants, live in)
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I don't see why so many people take issue with calling places like the St. Francois, Bostons, or Ouachitas mountains - they are, in my mind. I've only been in the Sierras in west-central Mexico outside Puerto Vallarta and have never seen huge mountains like the Rockies in person, just photos of Colorado and Banff, but I have no problem recognizing the ranges in the Ozarks and Ouachitas as mountains. To me, not recognizing said ranges as mountains is like not recognizing a Ford Ranger as a truck. Like some F-350 driver saying about somebody's Ranger "that? that's not a truck!". But then of course, where perspective comes into play, the Bostons and Ouachitas were imprinted upon me from a very young age and were the most dramatic terrain I had ever encountered at that time.
Here's a photo of he Ouachita mountains of southeast Oklahoma to compare to the above photo of the St. Francois mountains of southeast Missouri:
I don't see why so many people take issue with calling places like the St. Francois, Bostons, or Ouachitas mountains - they are, in my mind. I've only been in the Sierras in west-central Mexico outside Puerto Vallarta and have never seen huge mountains like the Rockies in person, just photos of Colorado and Banff, but I have no problem recognizing the ranges in the Ozarks and Ouachitas as mountains. To me, not recognizing said ranges as mountains is like not recognizing a Ford Ranger as a truck. Like some F-350 driver saying about somebody's Ranger "that? that's not a truck!". But then of course, where perspective comes into play, the Bostons and Ouachitas were imprinted upon me from a very young age and were the most dramatic terrain I had ever encountered at that time.
Here's a photo of he Ouachita mountains of southeast Oklahoma to compare to the above photo of the St. Francois mountains of southeast Missouri:
I never got that, either.
Seems that the geologists know enough to call them mountains.
Of course, the 350/Ranger thing is compensation, you know?
Perhaps its the same thing for these ancient mountain ranges.
I never got that, either.
Seems that the geologists know enough to call them mountains.
Of course, the 350/Ranger thing is compensation, you know?
Perhaps its the same thing for these ancient mountain ranges.
I never got that, either.
Seems that the geologists know enough to call them mountains.
Of course, the 350/Ranger thing is compensation, you know?
Perhaps its the same thing for these ancient mountain ranges.
I agree, and to not mention Mountains in Ok, Missouri leaves the wrong impression that they are both solely flat lander states. Both of the pictures above are impressive and definately mountains not in the rockies or Sierra Nevada ranges. Great thread
I don't see why so many people take issue with calling places like the St. Francois, Bostons, or Ouachitas mountains - they are, in my mind. I've only been in the Sierras in west-central Mexico outside Puerto Vallarta and have never seen huge mountains like the Rockies in person, just photos of Colorado and Banff, but I have no problem recognizing the ranges in the Ozarks and Ouachitas as mountains. To me, not recognizing said ranges as mountains is like not recognizing a Ford Ranger as a truck. Like some F-350 driver saying about somebody's Ranger "that? that's not a truck!". But then of course, where perspective comes into play, the Bostons and Ouachitas were imprinted upon me from a very young age and were the most dramatic terrain I had ever encountered at that time.
Here's a photo of he Ouachita mountains of southeast Oklahoma to compare to the above photo of the St. Francois mountains of southeast Missouri:
Ya, I agree with you on the mountain designation.
I'm still not going to call a reservoir a "lake" and I have debated that point before on other threads. Actually, one of the highest collection of freshwater olligotrophic lakes in the continental US are found in northern Wisconsin. Go to google earth and look up eagle river, minocqua, woodruff, boulder junction area of Wisconsin. Now THOSE lakes are the REAL DEAL.
I'm still not going to call a reservoir a "lake" and I have debated that point before on other threads. Actually, one of the highest collection of freshwater olligotrophic lakes in the continental US are found in northern Wisconsin. Go to google earth and look up eagle river, minocqua, woodruff, boulder junction area of Wisconsin. Now THOSE lakes are the REAL DEAL.
I've seen you spreading the facts on the difference between a natural lake and man-made reservoir before. I get it. But still places like Table Rock are pretty lakes. And the others at least provide recreational boating, jetskiing, waterskiing, tubing, swimming, fishing, etc.
I've seen you spreading the facts on the difference between a natural lake and man-made reservoir before. I get it. But still places like Table Rock are pretty lakes. And the others at least provide recreational boating, jetskiing, waterskiing, tubing, swimming, fishing, etc.
Fair enough. But I would recommend a trip to see Northwoods lakes if you've never been up there. I would say the difference are quite enormous.
I agree, and to not mention Mountains in Ok, Missouri leaves the wrong impression that they are both solely flat lander states. Both of the pictures above are impressive and definately mountains not in the rockies or Sierra Nevada ranges. Great thread
I never did understand why people think MO and OK are flat....all one has to do is look at a topographical map.
Folks that do that must be doing a drive by on interstates, ugh.
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