Color Challenge Friday Blue - "PINNACLE MOUNTAIN" ~ © Tiffany E. Reed

When tectonic plates of the earth smash together, mountain ranges are formed. New mountain ranges tend to be high, with sharp, jagged peaks. When they've been sitting there for thousands/millions of years, they are naturally worn-down by the erosion of wind and rain, becoming less high and more rounded.

I've heard it said that the Appalachian Mountains — which stretch from northern Alabama/Georgia all the way through Maine to the New Brunswick province in Canada — are some of the oldest mountains on earth. Within the Appalachian Mountain system are smaller sub-ranges or "chains" of mountains with particular geological character and locational significance. The Green Mountains, the Berkshires, the Adirondacks, the Poconos, the Allegheny, the Shenandoah, the Black Mountains, the Roans, the Great Smokies, the Great Balsam, and the Blue Ridge, are all part of the same great Appalachian range. Within the Black Mountains of North Carolina is Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi River at 6,684 feet.

It is the Blue Ridge Mountains that pass through South Carolina. Only a short 15-minute drive from the house, this is one view that can be seen, with Hickorynut Mountain on the left and Pinnacle Mountain on the right. Notice how bluish the mountains look against the deep green of the trees in the foreground. From a distance, the mountains appear even more blue, as can be seen in this view from the top of another mountain!

This is another entry in the ColorChallenge which @kalemandra began. It's been such fun participating in it each day since I've been here!

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