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View from the summit of Tiffany Mountain (elev. 8,242') northeast of Winthrop, Washington. The peak is an isolated area of the North Cascades in the extreme southeast corner. The summit has an easy trail up the broad southern face that leads to this summit escarpment looking down at Tiffany & Little Tiffany Lakes. There would be more views of the jagged peaks in the Pasayten Wilderness however the haze was thick from the Crescent Mountain Fire burning west of Twisp. There is evidence of there being a fire lookout but it is long gone at this point.
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The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.