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>live in flat state
>only ever seen big mountains in pictures
>never thought they were that big, probably qbout the size of an average sized building
>"oh, 15,000 feet huh? That's probably only sea level"
>never really seen anything to scale
>looking at 360 image of Mt Rainier on Google Maps earlier
>realize I'm up in the clouds, overlooking dozens of miles of landscape
>look at mountain and see the cameraman is almost to the top
>look closer
>zoom in on some tiny dots surrounding the base of where we are
>it's all fucking people, probably a mile away
>realize I've misjudged the pure size and scope of mountains my entire life
I think I might have given myself megalophobia, but at the same time I'm super interested in visiting one myself. Is Mt Rainier a good place to start?
