…and wow, PAJN has to be in the top 5?, 4?!..for mountain scenery worldwide(??). Maybe otherwise known by others. But for me an eye opener by comparison!
For sure it is different than the Alaska mountain scenery. But how different. The colour contrast combined with the dramatic mountains. This has to be in the top 4 or 5?
Maybe the top by the combination of terrain elevations combined with colour contrast?
Some of these surely deserve some comparative photos?
I’ve got to say, you get these stunning reddish colours, that I didn’t expect, like in the Australian outback, but with the high mountains that Australia lacks from being the flattest continent…not that Australian doesn’t have it’s own unique beauty.
So I’ve been trying these as they come up. CYVJ to KSEA. This has to be on the list. The terrain plus the surprisingly short distance between them and the fact they are both 3D!
Again I hadn’t tried this before! I was just checking it out. It’s fantastic mountain scenery. Somehow the Rockies have to get from Colorado to Alaska. And this is it apparently. Some of the valley-between-the-mountain scenery seems to compete well with Colorado(?).
You can really engage with the scenery in the Himalayas especially running south approach to Paro. The arrival is pretty much just flying into a canyon with mountains on both sides, it’s pretty cool if you haven’t done it before.
Ok, Paro in Bhutan is crazy! Flying out of a bathtub in the first place, and then crazy varying terrain in all directions, snowy summits and all. I can’t believe I haven’t done this! Aspen on steroids.
Yeah, mountains on both sides. I just did the departure; I’ve gotta do the approach now!..even down from the mountain ranges you get the rivers snaking to the plains as far as visual contrast…
Thanks, I’m trying this now. I didn’t know the Rockies were so endless (I have family born up there): it’s like you have high rugged terrain at both ends with a bit of rest in between. Especially spectacular at the destination.
My personal favorites are places like Tirana, Ohrid, Kukës, Tivat, Dubrovnik, Split, Podgorica, and Bergen…just to name a few. Also pretty much anywhere in Greece.