Originally Posted by
mtoutfitter
Bullshit. Up is not a direction. Only in places like Colorado? What about sw ND to ne ND? Three thousand foot change in elevation. Same as some states on east coast where they have sea level but also mountainious areas where they'll be 5 thousand ft elevation changes.
People who live in Billings Mt and are going to drive to Red Lodge Mt will say they're going "up to Red Lodge"....it's SW on a map and about 1400 ft of elevation change, but still UP. I spent 20 some yrs as a guide in Yellowstone area and if another guide told me he was going "up country"....I knew he was going up the drainage, up the mountain, up the creek, whatever the case may be but it sure as hell didn't mean he was neccessarily going north.