Wanderlust hits people in different ways. Some use their vacation days for beach getaways in the tropics, while others find solace on a sunny patio in Italy. Then there are the flannel-clad folks with 5-inch smiles on their face when they see snowcapped mountainous beauties on the horizon. Fishing, snow sports, snow-shoeing, barbecues, camping, and hikes entice nature lovers from all over, encouraging city folks to venture into greener, rockier terrain. Townies can attest that their little mountain towns are flooded by the likes of every amateur nature lover and 14er aficionado whenever the conditions suit the sport. The long and short of it is that everybody loves the mountains, one way or another.
So no matter how you spend your holidays, we can all appreciate the mystifying majesty of the mighty mountain ranges of the world. Scroll onward to reap the natural benefits of crisp high-altitude memes that'll rival the revolution of Swiss Alpen air.