The Appalachian Mountains were the backbone of the eastern United States. Together with the Rocky Mountains, they supported North America!
This was not a simple mountain. It was the collective name of many mountains in the eastern part of North America, also known as the Appalachian Highlands or the Appalachian Mountains.
Li Du opened the map of the mountains — it was a very large map. Godzilla stretched out his arms and pinched a corner of the map with the fingertips of his left hand and right hand.
"This map is really big," Lu Guan exclaimed. "Godzilla, your arms are so short. No wonder your coach said you can't play basketball. Haha, you are 2.1 meters tall. What's your arm span? I'm afraid it's not even 2.1 meters. "
Godzilla's face darkened. "Get lost, I'll beat you up!"
Li Du looked at the map carefully. The mountains stretched from Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada to the eastern part of North America, south to the central part of Alabama, in a northeast-southwest direction, with a total length of nearly 3,200 kilometers.
Once, this mountain range was known as the Mother Mountain of the United States. It was the British who gave it this name.
The first 13 British colonies were established east of the Appalachian Mountains in a narrow strip of land from New Hampshire in the north to Georgia in the south. This was because it formed a natural barrier between the eastern coastal zone and the vast lowlands of the mainland, which played a vital role in the colonization and development of the mainland.
That was a thing of the past. Li Du went all the way east from Cleveland to Pittsburgh. The two cities were not far apart, only an hour's drive away.
Pittsburgh was at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains, which was the starting point of the Blue Ridge section of the mountains.
The Appalachian Mountains were too vast. Not to mention the Canadian region, just the American region alone had a large number of mountains belonging to it.
Mt. Katahdin in Maine, Mt. White in New Hampshire, and Mt. Green in Vermont. Mt. Green extended into Massachusetts, Connecticut, and eastern New York. It was called the Berkshire Mountains.
Looking to the central region, there were the Catskill Mountains in New York, the Blue Ridge in southern Pennsylvania, and the Allegheny Mountains from New York to western Pennsylvania, western Maryland, and eastern Ohio.
To the south, the mountains in West Virginia and Virginia were called the Allegheny Mountains. The mountains in Virginia, western North Carolina, South Carolina, and parts of Georgia were part of the Blue Ridge.
Not only that, but the Yuneca Mountains in Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, as well as the Cumberland Mountains that stretched from eastern Kentucky to northern Alabama …
Li Du was dazzled by the big map. He exclaimed, "Damn, this mountain range is too big. I feel like we will get lost this time."
Brother Wolf came over to take a look and said, "It's very simple. With this map and compass, we won't get lost. Besides, we have a GPS tracker. Don't worry, boss. Leave the pathfinding to me. "
After packing their daily necessities, they prepared to set off.
Li Du estimated that it would take at least a week to enter the mountains, so he had prepared a large amount of supplies and weapons and ammunition. Of course, the heavy weapons and ammunition were all in the black hole.
The black hole was already full, but in addition, each of them was carrying big and small bags.
Even Ah Ow and Ah Bai were not left behind. Ah Ow was carrying two small bags, and Ah Bai was carrying two satchels, one on each side, just like a Red Army soldier.
The Appalachian Mountains were long, but they were not known for their height. Instead, they were known for their beautiful scenery.
It was one of the main recreational areas in North America, with the famous Appalachian Trail.
However, Li Du did not think that anyone could really walk the entire trail, and he felt that the term 'trail' was a little too euphemistic. The entire length of the trail was 3,380 kilometers!
In short, if they wanted to go to the Blue Ridge, the road was good and the scenery was good. Unfortunately, they could not walk on this well-developed mountain road. Most of them had to go through the mountains — the Kochena tribe used to live deep in the mountains.
Li Du and the others were lucky to be able to ride a bicycle first. Pittsburgh had just built a sightseeing road around the Blue Ridge, called the Great-Allegheny-Passage, with a total length of 141 miles.
When they came to Pittsburgh, the road had just been opened, so there were many people traveling on this road, mainly on foot and by bicycle.
There were mountains and flowers on both sides of the road. The flowers were azaleas, roses, and all kinds of red maple trees. The scenery was amazing, and the environment was even more amazing.
After riding the bicycle, they moved faster. At first, they met some tourists on foot, but they were left behind.
Li Du was very satisfied with this. He laughed and said, "Do these people want to walk the whole 141 miles? It's more fun to ride a bicycle. "
Not long after he said that, a car overtook them. There was deafening reggae music playing in the car, and young men and women were twisting their bodies to the rhythm of the music.
Li Du was stunned, and then shouted, "Isn't this a d * mn bicycle and pedestrian path? How can they still drive? "
Lu Guan said, "Maybe this road has just been opened, and the management is not strict, so they drove up."
Not long after, another car drove up, also very fast, and brought up a cloud of dust.
Li Du spat, and Lu Guan cooperated and scolded, "You have no sense of civility, no sense of morality! Shameful, I feel ashamed for you! Boss, why did you turn around? "
"Go back and drive!"
Lu Guan was speechless.
In the end, Li Du gave up the idea. This sightseeing road had just been opened, and there were too many people. The further they went, the more people there were. The road was designed to be narrow, and cars could not drive on it. Overall, it was not as convenient as bicycles.
And because it was a hiking road, there were camping camps on the road, and tents were set up on the side of the road, so it was more difficult to drive.
From noon to evening, they had traveled hundreds of kilometers and had entered the depths of the Blue Ridge.
In the evening, they passed a small lake in the mountains. The lake was only a few dozen acres, and compared to Lake Erie, which they had just left, it was as small as a palm.
However, the lake was beautiful, and the water was so clear, like a piece of crystal inlaid in the mountains. From the south side of the lake to the roadside, there were dark green weeds and colorful wildflowers that were faintly discernible.
On the north side of the lake was a lush pine forest. The forest was reflected in the water, and the white clouds complemented each other. As the light of the setting sun shone on it, the lake slowly turned orange-red, like the western sky.
As the sun set, birds returned to their nests. Some wild ducks, grouse, and orioles flew over the lake in flocks. Occasionally, wild ducks landed, causing ripples …
There were birds flying in the sky, their wings spread wide. Brother Wolf said, "Andean condor?! I didn't … "
Li Du interrupted him. "Don't talk, let me be alone!"
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