Boneyard Geography in Conference Realignment (Northeast by Southwest)

[Oracle9]

This thread...OMG! Talk about taking a tangent - you guys are nuts! LOL

 

[hank970]

Oh I don’t know. Have you ever driven through Ohio?

Eastern and southern Ohio are quite hilly, and local roads are laid out like a bowl of spaghetti. For really flat country, you need to visit the Llano Estacado (Staked Plains) in west Texas or the Red River Valley in North Dakota. I'd be surprised if topographic maps of those areas have any contour lines on them. There is a little crossroads identified as Hill on I-94 not far west of Fargo, but I think it must honor a person named Hill, 'cause there sure as hell isn't a hill in those parts. On the other hand, continue west on I-94 almost to the Montana line, and North Dakota's Little Missouri River badlands are plenty rugged.

If you think Connecticut is hilly, then you've never driven over I-70 from Denver to Vail or US 550 between Ouray and Durango. Along the way, there are peaks which are two miles higher in elevation than the tallest hill in Connecticut. Of course, it's all flyover country to any of you poor souls who've never scratched an itch to see what lies around the next bend.

If both Colorado and UConn both join the Big 12, then the Huskies are going to get winded every time they have to play in Boulder.

 

[huskypantz]

The state with the highest record low temperature is Hawaii (15 F). The state with the lowest record high temperature is also Hawaii (100 F). It’s tied with Alaska for the latter.

 

[huskypantz]

Yellowstone National Park Is Home to a Supervolcano​

Beneath Yellowstone National Park lies an active "supervolcano" — a distinction bestowed upon volcanoes that have seen at least one explosion release more than 240 cubic miles of material (a bit more than twice the volume of Lake Erie, according to National Geographic).
The Yellowstone volcano has actually experienced three very large eruptions, two of which qualified as "super" — though fortunately for park-goers, the most recent one was 640,000 years ago.
Today, the park's volcanic roots are evident in its hot springs, mud pots and world-famous geysers.

 

[RSTuthill]

The state with the highest record low temperature is Hawaii (15 F). The state with the lowest record high temperature is also Hawaii (100 F). It’s tied with Alaska for the latter.

The Dog Days are here.

 

[gioff2323]

"fairly nearby partner for UCF"...

I guess over 1200 miles and a 17 hour drive is considered to be relatively close in this age of non regional conferences.

I do mourn regionality....

In the old days of regionalism, we were once conf mates with Miami. Have you ever driven from LA to Pullman? Or Boston to Miami? The problem for coastal conferences is they tend to run north/south.

 

[Chin Diesel]

During summer sunset on the southeast edge of Lake Superior is up to 35 min before sunset on western edge of the lake.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Yellowstone National Park Is Home to a Supervolcano​

Beneath Yellowstone National Park lies an active "supervolcano" — a distinction bestowed upon volcanoes that have seen at least one explosion release more than 240 cubic miles of material (a bit more than twice the volume of Lake Erie, according to National Geographic).
The Yellowstone volcano has actually experienced three very large eruptions, two of which qualified as "super" — though fortunately for park-goers, the most recent one was 640,000 years ago.
Today, the park's volcanic roots are evident in its hot springs, mud pots and world-famous geysers.

It is just a super volcano, it is the super volcano.

 

[Waquoit]

In the old days of regionalism, we were once conf mates with Miami. Have you ever driven from LA to Pullman? Or Boston to Miami?

No, but I've been from Tucson to Tucumcari.

 

[RSTuthill]

No, but I've been from Tucson to Tucumcari.

Tehachapi to Tonapah, here. All via back roads. Never got weighed.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Tehachapi to Tonapah, here. All via back roads. Never got weighed.

You and Little Feaf both. Later covered by Gregg Allman on his final album.

 

[RSTuthill]

You and Little Feaf both. Later covered by Gregg Allman on his final album.

Throw in Linda Ronstadt, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, just about everyone in the genre has done that song. Still being sung today by younger generations.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Throw in Linda Ronstadt, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, just about everyone in the genre has done that song. Still being sung today by younger generations.

I knew there were a few more. I was listening to the Gregg Allman album today during the commute to work.

 

[HuskyHawk]

And it's not even close.


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Glasgow and Edinburgh are both north of Edmonton. Greatest sunset I've ever seen was in Nairn Scotland. Sun set for hours and was still setting after midnight.

 

[huskypantz]

Alaska Is the Westernmost and Easternmost State in the U.S.

 

[hank970]

Yellowstone National Park Is Home to a Supervolcano​

Beneath Yellowstone National Park lies an active "supervolcano" — a distinction bestowed upon volcanoes that have seen at least one explosion release more than 240 cubic miles of material (a bit more than twice the volume of Lake Erie, according to National Geographic).
The Yellowstone volcano has actually experienced three very large eruptions, two of which qualified as "super" — though fortunately for park-goers, the most recent one was 640,000 years ago.
Today, the park's volcanic roots are evident in its hot springs, mud pots and world-famous geysers.

Yellowstone National Park Is Home to a Supervolcano​

Beneath Yellowstone National Park lies an active "supervolcano" — a distinction bestowed upon volcanoes that have seen at least one explosion release more than 240 cubic miles of material (a bit more than twice the volume of Lake Erie, according to National Geographic).
The Yellowstone volcano has actually experienced three very large eruptions, two of which qualified as "super" — though fortunately for park-goers, the most recent one was 640,000 years ago.
Today, the park's volcanic roots are evident in its hot springs, mud pots and world-famous geysers.

Yellowstone NP was established in 1872, a bit more than a decade before any of its conterminous states achieved statehood -- Montana in 1889, and Wyoming and Idaho in 1890. Because it retained and enjoys federal exclusive jurisdiction, those states don't have law enforcement authority within park boundaries, but the federal government has granted them the right to serve civil processes. No matter where permanent National Park Service and concession employees reside within the park, they may choose which of the three states' license plates they'd like to install on their vehicles. Most opt for Montana tags. Yellowstone NP has its own federal Magistrate Judge and jail. Think of it as our 51st state, larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined.

At more than 9 million acres, Wrangell-St. Elias NP in Alaska is about three and a half times as large as Yellowstone. A person could get lost in a place that big.