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Exclude terrain, weather, sunshine... everything except vegetation. Which type of vegetation do you think is subjectively more beautiful? East coast deciduous (example near Blue Ridge Mountains) or west coast coniferous (example near Mt. Hood Village).
At peak foliage? I’ll take a Vermont hillside covered with sugar maples. 6 to 8 weeks later during stick season when there is no snow pack? I’ll take the hillside with evergreens.
I ski. Nobody ever died in a tree well of a deciduous tree.
Imo excluding everything except vegetation means an instant win for the east coast. What makes the west coast special is the terrain. Every time I take a trip out west during the summer and come back, two things strike me immediately back here on the east coast: one is humidity and the other is the lushness of the vegetation. Part of my family lives in southern California and every time they visit they always make comments on how green everything is because they have awful brown vegetation.
If the OP only cares about the vegetation in the PNW vs. the greater Appalachian mountain ranges, I would probably give it to the Appalachian mountains still. The colors during the fall mixed with plenty of coniferous trees puts the vegetation over the top. The Appalachian mountain region is much larger. Large enough that we pronounce the word 'Appalachian' differently depending on region.
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Imo excluding everything except vegetation means an instant win for the east coast. What makes the west coast special is the terrain. Every time I take a trip out west during the summer and come back, two things strike me immediately back here on the east coast: one is humidity and the other is the lushness of the vegetation. Part of my family lives in southern California and every time they visit they always make comments on how green everything is because they have awful brown vegetation.
If the OP only cares about the vegetation in the PNW vs. the greater Appalachian mountain ranges, I would probably give it to the Appalachian mountains still. The colors during the fall mixed with plenty of coniferous trees puts the vegetation over the top. The Appalachian mountain region is much larger. Large enough that we pronounce the word 'Appalachian' differently depending on region.
Agree completely. I love visiting the West/West Coast (and cannot wait until it's ideal to do so again). The landscapes are indeed otherworldly (I still daydream about Yosemite). But the widespread arid climate/scant vegetation is the most off-putting part about the region, especially coming from the uber-lush East Coast.
I still definitely appreciate a coniferous landscape and can see its beauty for sure, but there's nothing like a dense forest of leafy foliage for the soul.
Agree completely. I love visiting the West/West Coast (and cannot wait until it's ideal to do so again). The landscapes are indeed otherworldly (I still daydream about Yosemite). But the widespread arid climate/scant vegetation is the most off-putting part about the region, especially coming from the uber-lush East Coast.
I still definitely appreciate a coniferous landscape and can see its beauty for sure, but there's nothing like a dense forest of leafy foliage for the soul.
Agree you with completely. I'd take west coast for more striking scenery overall without thinking twice, but the east coast is easily better in terms of vegetation.
In Wisconsin, we have a ton of each. My preference is deciduous trees, but I love the coniferous in northern Wisconsin, with the abundance of white birch trees...a beautiful combination.
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