***Where am I now?*** (game)

[tomd]

Palenque?

[Scorpio]

That's it, I'm making it harder next time!! =P

Palenque it is. Tomd, I suppose you're up!

[tomd]

I'll dig something up from the past!

[tomd]

How about this::lol:

[Athena]

Let's see how difficult this one is. Shouldn't be, for anyone who's been there....

I want to be there! That's my kind of place. :)

[Skrim17]

Machu Pichu?

[tomd]

Machu Pichu?

Nope. (I think you were looking at the previous pic?)
Tom

[Skrim17]

I was!! gotta remember to refresh...

[<AkulA>]

tomd - is that in Seattle? I know there was one there at one point, but I can't remember if it's still there!

[Roy Mathers]

It doesn't really look like Seattle to me - but then I'm a Brit, so what do I know!

[tomd]

tomd - is that in Seattle? I know there was one there at one point, but I can't remember if it's still there!

No, not Seattle

It doesn't really look like Seattle to me - but then I'm a Brit, so what do I know!
This location is closer to you than Seattle is.

[Roy Mathers]

Is it one of the eastern states - like Florida?

[tomd]

Is it one of the eastern states - like Florida?

Nope, closer to you than Florida:D

[Roy Mathers]

I'm assuming that it's in the US? If it is, let's try one of the Carolinas. If it isn't one of the eastern states, there isn't much closer to us than a lot of water!

[tomd]

I'm assuming that it's in the US? If it is, let's try one of the Carolinas. If it isn't one of the eastern states, there isn't much closer to us than a lot of water!

NOT in the US

[Roy Mathers]

OK, let's try another tack. If it's closer to us than Seattle is, that more or less narrows it down to Europe - and that statue is the sort of thing that they used to put up in communist states, although the feel of the picture is anything but. I'm intrigued by this and I'm going to have a stab at Germany.

[tomd]

Germany is pretty big, how about a city? (good stab by the way)

[Roy Mathers]

My next 'stab' (although I'm not at all confident in this) is what used to be East Germany - let's say Dresden.

[tomd]

My next 'stab' (although I'm not at all confident in this) is what used to be East Germany - let's say Dresden.

No, not in "eastern" Germany.

[tomd]

Roy, you're gonna get this narrowed way down to the answer and someone else will post the correct spot!

[Roy Mathers]

Yes, I think you're right Tom, that's what will happen! Still, let's keep trying. This time, simply because the statue looks 'industrial', I'll say somewhere in the Hamburg area.

[<AkulA>]

Since were throwing out German city names... how about Frankfurt?

[tomd]

Since were throwing out German city names... how about Frankfurt?

!!!!WINNER!!!!
He is know as "Hammer Man" downtown Frankfurt in the Roderdam/financial district.

Tom

[Roy Mathers]

Damn - I was getting round to Frankfurt:cry: :cry:

[tomd]

That happens EVERY time!

[<AkulA>]

Haha, sorry Roy! Here's the next place! Very "other-worldly!"

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/8162/img8390background800pixhj1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Roy Mathers]

I think I'll wait a while this time to see if anyone else has any ideas!:lol:

[<AkulA>]

Haha, then steal it from them? ^^

[Roy Mathers]

Yup!

[tomd]

Anchorage Alaska?

[<AkulA>]

nope! Just out of curiosity, what made you guess that?

[tomd]

nope! Just out of curiosity, what made you guess that?

Had to start somewhere. Just a random stab.

What about Pheonix, AZ?

[<AkulA>]

Nada!

[Roy Mathers]

Washington (state)?

[<AkulA>]

Getting closer! (You're in the right state, LoL - now what city!?)

[Roy Mathers]

Seattle.

[tomd]

Olympia?

[<AkulA>]

Nope to both!

[tomd]

Tacoma?

[<AkulA>]

Yay TomD! You got it, it's the Meuseum of Glass in Tacoma!

[GeoffSobering]

Yay TomD! You got it, it's the Meuseum of Glass in Tacoma!

Darn! I was just there a couple of years ago! :oops:

[tomd]

How about this:

[<AkulA>]

I don't have a clue where that is, but I wouldn't want to work on that site!

[bara03]

This looks like a rollercoaster ride, haven't got a clue where though!!

[Roy Mathers]

Is that a monument of some sort being worked on (hence the scaffolding)?

[tomd]

Is that a monument of some sort being worked on (hence the scaffolding)?

see post above yours for clue.;)

[Roy Mathers]

Well, it certainly looks as though it's being worked on - is it a new attraction for Disneyworld?

[tomd]

Well, it certainly looks as though it's being worked on - is it a new attraction for Disneyworld?

Ding Ding. It's done now, I was there a few years ago.

see: http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:5G9JwO5KBARE4M:http://www.coastergallery.com/2003/Everest3.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.coastergallery.com/2003/Everest3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.coastergallery.com/2003/AK12.html&h=691&w=1024&sz=326&hl=en&start=1&sig2=pQB0v1GXEHy5kCycx24bTQ&um=1&tbnid=5G9JwO5KBARE4M:&tbnh=101&tbnw=150&ei=Z0qARr2nO6nAiwHiupXdDg&prev=/images%3Fq%3DDisney%2Beverest%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D 1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GZHZ_enUS225US225)
http://www.disneyeverest.com/


you're UP!

[Roy Mathers]

This might cause a bit of head scratching!

[thomascanty]

Solvang, California?

[Mgdh]

It reminds me of Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire, UK

[Roy Mathers]

Mark is closer - not right, but closer!

[<AkulA>]

Switzerland?

[Roy Mathers]

Nope!

[Mgdh]

Found it. Oxford, UK

Strange, I don't remember quite so many timbered buildings in Oxford when I visited there. Mind you, it was a while ago now.

[Roy Mathers]

Absolutely right - didn't take long did it? How did you find it?

(I find it awful that they allow a Nokia sign to be put on the front of a four-hundred-year-old building).

[Roy Mathers]

Found it. Oxford, UK

Strange, I don't remember quite so many timbered buildings in Oxford when I visited there. Mind you, it was a while ago now.

Are you suggesting that the timbered buildings have been put up since you were there?:lol:

[Mgdh]

Absolutely right - didn't take long did it? How did you find it?

(I find it awful that they allow a Nokia sign to be put on the front of a four-hundred-year-old building).

:o Google search for "nokia timbered" and found it in a blog mentioning the new sign on the old building. And I agree - there should be some better way of showing the names on these buildings.

Are you suggesting that the timbered buildings have been put up since you were there?:lol:

:lol: I'm not quite that old ;) I used to go into Oxford when I was on courses in the Cotswolds several years ago. Don't really remember it that well - I must make the time to go back.

[Mgdh]

Ack. I've got to post one now!

Here we go... sorry for the compression.

[thomascanty]

North Carolina? ;)

[Mgdh]

Yup, that's the state, Lonnie. This is a well known feature there though

[thomascanty]

Chimney Rock! :D

[Mgdh]

Ding Ding Ding!

Well done Lonnie :D

[thomascanty]

Well, you did leave a huge clue behind in another thread... ;)

I'm at work right now. I'll try to get something posted when I get home. In about three or four hours.

[thomascanty]

I'm still at work, but I just found an old picture here I can use. (I can't access my web site with a browser from here, but I can FTP into it. Go figure...)

Have at it:
http://www.ldphotography.net/cdpf/Valley_of_Fire_Nevada.jpg

[Woolburr]

Chimney Rock! :D

North Carolina's newest State Park.

[thomascanty]

North Carolina's newest State Park.

I noticed in Mark's picture it looked like there was a fence at the top. Does that mean it's possible to go up there? Did they build a staircase to the top of it or something like that?

[tomd]

Teton National Park?

[Becky N]

Park Gate for Death Valley?

[thomascanty]

Teton National Park?

Nope.

Park Gate for Death Valley?

Nope. But you're on the right track. This isn't very far from Death Valley...

[tomd]

Yosemite Nat'l Park entrance?

[thomascanty]

No, not Yosemite. Much closer to Death Valley than that. (Yeah, I'm narrowing it down too much, but it's getting pretty close to my bedtime and I don't want to leave everyone hanging... ;))

[Roy Mathers]

One of the entrances to Death Valley?

[thomascanty]

One of the entrances to Death Valley?

Becky already guessed that. That isn't it.

[Roy Mathers]

Sequoia/King's Canyon NP?

[thomascanty]

Sequoia/King's Canyon NP?

Wrong direction.

Hint 1 (edit: actually, this is the second hint I've given): A few years ago I went to a local museum that was featuring an awesome collection of Ansel Adams' photos, many of which had been taken here.

[thomascanty]

I'm going to bed now... I'll check back in a few hours.

[Roy Mathers]

Should we be looking at Nevada?

[thomascanty]

Should we be looking at Nevada?

You can if you want to.

You'd be looking in the wrong place, though... (You didn't look at the filename, did you?!?)

(What am I doing here? I'm supposed to be asleep!)

[Roy Mathers]

It's got to be the Valley of Fire - but you said it wasn't Nevada:D

[Roy Mathers]

No, it can't be - the file name is a ruse! It must be California, south of DV.

[Becky N]

The John Muir Trail

[thomascanty]

No, it can't be - the file name is a ruse! It must be California, south of DV.

Yep. The filename was just a trap for cheaters. Mwahahahaha. It's in California, but not south of DV.

The John Muir Trail

Nope.

[Becky N]

Bishop Mountain

[tomd]

Mojave Natl Preserve?

[thomascanty]

Bishop Mountain

No.

Hint 3: This site was originally built as a result of one of the most shameful decisions the USA ever made.

[thomascanty]

Mojave Natl Preserve?

Nope.

[Becky N]

Japenese internment camp? But I don't know where, is it near one of the AF Bases?

[thomascanty]

Japenese internment camp?

Yes! But, which one?

I don't know of any AF base around there, but there's a pretty famous Navy base a couple hundred miles away.

[Becky N]

Manzanar

[thomascanty]

Manzanar

That's the one! Manzanar (http://www.nps.gov/manz/) it is.

Here's a site (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/anseladams/) with some of those Ansel Adams photos I referred to earlier.

http://www.ldphotography.net/eeTravel/images/medium/10D_Manzanar_020.jpg

[thomascanty]

By the way, that's Mount Keith in the background behind the guard shack in the photo I posted this morning. It's on my list of peaks I want to climb, but I haven't made the attempt yet.

[tomd]

Lonnie,
how high is Mount Keith? Is it a technical climb?

[Becky N]

Here we go:

http://performancephoto.us/images/Beckysgallery/CRW_6190.jpg

[thomascanty]

Lonnie,
how high is Mount Keith? Is it a technical climb?

Here's the page for Mount Keith (http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/151671/mount-keith.html) on SummitPost.com. Keith is 13,977' tall. There are some rocks and boulders to scramble over, making it a Class 2 climb, but no technical skills are required.

[tomd]

New Orleans?

[Becky N]

New Orleans?

Nope

[Becca]

Is that the Soo Locks in Michigan?

[tomd]

Port of Seattle?

[Roy Mathers]

On the Mississippi somewhere?

[tomd]

On the Mississippi somewhere?

I thought that also, but it looks pretty WIDE for a river. this looks like a unique type of boat. Is it for grain?

[tomd]

Looks like US flag on top, so probably a US place.
That huge structure on the back (white) is defining, could it be for laying cable?

[GeoffSobering]

It sure looks like a dredge to me. The Mississippi can get pretty wide in places (ex. Lake Pepin on the Minnesota/Wisconsin border).

There aren't many details visible in the background to try and get a fix on where it could from that. So far, I haven't noticed anything really distinctive about the boat itself. The white structure on the front (photo left) is different from most dredges I've seen, so I'm guessing it's a new(er) unit... :confused:

Cheers,

Geoff S.

[GeoffSobering]

Becky, could you post a crop/detail-section of the smokestacks so we can see the logo there?

[Scorpio]

Somewhere in Wyoming =P

[ayman86]

maine?

[tomd]

Galveston Texas?
Actually the more I look at the pic, it's too green for Texas, maybe northeast like Buffalo, NY?

[Becky N]

Sorry to leave you all hanging, been a hectic day and only recently got on the forum.

Is that the Soo Locks in Michigan?

No

Port of Seattle?

No

On the Mississippi somewhere?

Yes, south of Savannah, IL between D&L 13 and 14

It sure looks like a dredge to me...., so I'm guessing it's a new(er) unit

Yes, it is a dredge, had quiet an elaborate system of belts to carry the silt over to a dumping area.

Roy, you are up.

[Roy Mathers]

OK, try this.

[thomascanty]

I have no idea, so I'll just make a WAG... Calcutta?

[Roy Mathers]

You're wagging in the wrong country - but it's a start!

[Mgdh]

Hmm. Architecture looks slightly mediteranean

Barcelona?

[thomascanty]

You're wagging in the wrong country - but it's a start!

Ok... How about if I WAG in Athens? :lol:

[Roy Mathers]

Still the wrong country.

[Mgdh]

How about Venice?

[Roy Mathers]

Well done - spot on. But where?

[Mgdh]

Hmm. Looking at the bell, just off St Marks Square?

I dunno. I've never been :(

[tomd]

Well done - spot on. But where?

a MARKET in Italy ;) ;)

[Roy Mathers]

The winner will be the person who identifies where in Venice this market is! (It's a famous landmark in Venice and is mentioned in Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice').

[Mgdh]

Rialto Market, Venice, Italy?

[Roy Mathers]

We have a winner! It's actually on the Rialto Bridge, across the Grand Canal.

You're next Mark.

[Mgdh]

Here's about the best I have left at the moment...

[ayman86]

The Cyclone at Southport's Pleasureland?

[Mgdh]

Sorry, no. This is not in the UK

[tomd]

Mt. Olympus (Zues), Wisconsin Dells?

[ayman86]

Comet at Hersheypark?

[thomascanty]

The only wooden roller coasters I know of are at Six Flags Magic Mountain and Knotts Berry Farm, but I don't think that's either of those. I don't remember trees like that in those two parks.

[Roy Mathers]

Luna Park, Sidney

[Mgdh]

Mt. Olympus (Zues), Wisconsin Dells?

Good try. You're in the right country but a bit too far north.

[Mgdh]

Comet at Hersheypark?

Too far north also, sorry.

The only wooden roller coasters I know of are at Six Flags Magic Mountain and Knotts Berry Farm, but I don't think that's either of those. I don't remember trees like that in those two parks.

Sorry, Lonnie, these are too far west.

Luna Park, Sidney

No, sorry :(

[bkw]

Texas Giant - six flags Texas?

[Mgdh]

That's a bit too far south, I'm afraid.

The owner of this parks has another couple of famous assets, too.

[bkw]

The Voyage?

[Mgdh]

Nope.

This ride includes a 'station fly through'

[bkw]

omg, you went to dollywood? Thunderhill?

[tomd]

Kentucky Rumbler?

[Mgdh]

omg, you went to dollywood? Thunderhill?


Ding Ding Ding!

Right on the money - well, close enough.

Thunderhead, Dollywood, TN

[bkw]

Heheh, still cant believe you went to Dollywood!

Anyways, here's a really easy one. Going to cut out before the thunderstorms ruin my commute home.

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?act=module&module=gallery&cmd=viewimage&img=418064

[tomd]

I suppose that tall building in the middle should give it away, but I don't recognize it ;-(


I'll stab in the dark: San Fransisco?
Tom

[bkw]

Sorry, nope.

[Mgdh]

Heheh, still cant believe you went to Dollywood!


??? ??? ??? What's so hard to believe? I was visiting family in Greenville SC and they gave us the tickets for my son's 6th birthday - well, all our birthdays for that year really ;)

The kids loved it - so did we in fact. Thunderhead was great!

[bkw]

It's just Dollywood.. Dolly Parton. Guess it's just me, being a 'city slicker' and all ;)

Thunderhead does look like a great ride though. I love wooden coasters!

[Mgdh]

Hehe, Thunderhead is brilliant. I've not ridden many coasters but from what I am aware, many people rate it the #1 woodie in the world.

As for the pic, New York?

[bkw]

Hehe, Thunderhead is brilliant. I've not ridden many coasters but from what I am aware, many people rate it the #1 woodie in the world.

As for the pic, New York?

Ding ding ding!

Manhattan skyline, taken from Irvington NY (Westchester County).

Going to run now, skies are getting dark.

[Mgdh]

Have a safe trip home.

Now I've got to find something else to post... Gimmie a mo...

[ayman86]

i knew that was the empire state building but i didnt want to say it and get it wrong. lol

[Mgdh]

Here's one - scanned from a print.

[tomd]

Norway?

[tomd]

Jasper, Alberta Canada? ;-)

Tom

[Mgdh]

Jasper, Alberta Canada? ;-)

Tom

******* WOOOHOOO ********

Spot on. That didn't last long.

You're up.