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Cole E
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Alltime Score: 193 points
Last Logged In: November 3rd, 2008
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The Highest Place by Cole E

October 6th, 2008 8:21 PM / Location: 41.951551,-93.66872

INSTRUCTIONS: Go to the highest point of anything.

This task was easy, mostly because it's what my dad and I do for fun. We are "highpointers", we climb to the highest point in each state (some are much easier than others). Now here comes the fun part... I'm afraid of heights (yeah, figure that one out). Each highpoint has a story with it that makes my father and I laugh whenever we look through these pictures. The ones I've posted are just at the highest points but we've got plenty of pictures documenting the fun (and sometimes stress) that was had reaching the peaks of some of these bad boys. So here is the list and pictures to go with it of all the high points we've accomplished thus far (in order of highest to lowest).

Colorado - Mt. Elbert (14,433 ft.; 3rd highest in the nation)
New Mexico - Wheeler Peak (13,161 ft.)
Texas - Guadalupe Peak (8,749 ft.)
South Dakota - Harney Peak (7,242 ft.)
North Carolina - Mt. Mitchell (6,684 ft.)
Nebraska - Panorama Point (5,424 ft.)
Oklahoma - Black Mesa (4,973 ft.)
West Virginia - Spruce Knob (4,863 ft.)
Georgia - Brasstown Bald (4,784 ft.)
Kansas - Mt. Sunflower (4,039 ft.)
South Carolina - Sassafras Mountain (3,560 ft.)
North Dakota - White Butte (3,506 ft.)
Maryland - Backbone Mountain (3,360 ft.)
Pennsylvania - Mt. Davis (3,213 ft.)
Arkansas - Mt. Magazine (2,753 ft.)
Alabama - Cheaha Mountain (2,407 ft.)
Minnesota - Eagle Mountain (2,301 ft.)
Wisconsin - Timms Hill (1,951 ft.)
Missouri - Taum Sauk (1,772 ft.)
Iowa - Hawkeye Point (1,670 ft.)
Illinois - Charles Mound (1,235 ft.)
Mississippi - Woodall Mountain (806 ft.)
Louisiana - Driskill Mountain (535 ft.)
Delaware - Ebright Azimuth (448 ft.)
Florida - Britton Hill (345 ft)
District of Columbia - Tenleytown (410 ft.; Ok, not really a state but we consider it extra credit)

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Wisconsin - Timm's Hill (elevation 1,951 ft.)
Iowa - Hawkeye Point (elevation 1,670 ft.)
Arkansas - Mt. Magazine (elevation 2,753 ft.)
Illinois - Charles Mound (elevation 1,235 ft.)
Missouri - Taum Sauk Mountain (elevation 1,772 ft.)
Mississippi - Woodall Mountain (elevation 806 ft.)
Alabama - Cheaha Mountain (elevation 2,407 ft.)
Florida - Britton Hill (elevation 345 ft.)
Georgia - Brasstown Bald (elevation 4,784 ft.)
South Carolina - Sassafras Mountain (elevation 3,560 ft.)
North Carolina - Mt. Mitchell (elevation 6,684 ft.)
West Virginia - Spruce Knob (elevation 4,863 ft.)
District of Columbia - Tenleytown (elevation 410 ft.)
Maryland - Backbone Mountain (elevation 3,360 ft.)
Delaware - Ebright Azimuth (elevation 448 ft.)
Pennsylvania - Mt. Davis (elevation 3,213 ft.)
Minnesota - Eagle Mountain (elevation 2,301 ft.)
Kansas - Mt. Sunflower (elevation 4,039 ft.)
Colorado - Mt. Elbert (elevation 14,433 ft.)
Oklahoma - Black Mesa (elevation 4,973 ft.)
Louisiana - Driskill Mountain (elevation 535 ft.)
North Dakota - White Butte (elevation 3,506 ft.)
South Dakota - Harney Peak (elevation 7,242 ft.)
Nebraska - Panorama Point (elevation 5,424 ft.)
New Mexico - Wheeler Peak (elevation 13,161 ft.)
Texas - Guadalupe Peak (elevation 8,749 ft.)

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posted by susy derkins on October 6th, 2008 10:45 PM

Epic retrocompletion!

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posted by Kid A on October 7th, 2008 3:02 AM

Sadly, still a retrocompletion.

Perhaps you and your father can pick a state to go to purely for this task soon?

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posted by Charlie Fish on October 22nd, 2008 8:18 AM

Yeah, but it's all mapped and everything. Gets my vote.