Man, the left part of the US is pretty rough-looking. I bet the first westward-moving settlers got over the Great Smoky Mountains and were like, "Phew. We made it over the tough part! It looks like it's pretty flat from here on out."
And then they ran into the Rockies and were like, "Fuck."
![image showing Conterminous US elevation generalized by 500km² hexagonal tessellation [OC]](3f042787-3d60-5891-863e-148df0b6a301.jpg)
jaysabi on September 5th, 2020 at 01:25 UTC »
Just to clarify, we're all just a bunch of guys and gals who all understand all the words in the title, right?
BicarbonateOfSofa on September 5th, 2020 at 01:48 UTC »
Translation:
This is most of the US in bumpy bits and not-so-bumpy bits.
CurlSagan on September 5th, 2020 at 01:49 UTC »
Man, the left part of the US is pretty rough-looking. I bet the first westward-moving settlers got over the Great Smoky Mountains and were like, "Phew. We made it over the tough part! It looks like it's pretty flat from here on out."
And then they ran into the Rockies and were like, "Fuck."