The land is heavily covered with mature Douglas firs and maple trees, and rolls across the base of a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula, with a total onsite elevation change of nearly 600 feet, again huge by golf course standards.

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Our toes are at the base of a big mountain.

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But moving about a football field a day, with lengthy stops, it could take nearly a year to reach the slopes at the base of the mountain.

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Your hotel is located at the base of Park City Mountain Resort, an area gem that's a hub for warm-weather activities.

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In a busy year up to 10, 000 people walk up to the base of the mountain, just to look at the high mountains and say they have been there.

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Once they reach the mountain's base via train, passengers will take one of 17 gondolas up to a ski resort and Olympic competition venues.

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They said there were 17 separate crashes within a distance of one mile (1.6km) on Interstate 77 near the base of Fancy Gap Mountain.

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Instead of riding the touristy tram to the famous mountain-top statue of Christ the Reedemer, you can take a walk to the base through the jungle, past refreshing small waterfalls on the way.

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