Forgot to mention the part about Donner Pass in the Sierra Nevada's was a trip in itself, at 7'085 feet above sea level, and the lowest point of traversing them huge mountains, Donner Pass! Thank God the snow Gods were resting!
The Black 'HILLS'
Now, I can see the Blue Hills being called the Blue Hills back in MA. ,
However, South Dakota's Harney Peak is some 7,244 feet tall, looking at it from Revere Beach in Boston.
And NO, I'm No relation to Sarah P.