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

[StewartR]

Thanks guys. I'm going to have to dig out another batch of photos for WAIN soon, because I've been getting through them so quickly.

But you haven't seen this one before. Where Am I Now?

http://StewartR.smugmug.com/photos/214934015-L.jpg

[thomascanty]

Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.

[squashed]

What part of the High Desert are you located in Lonnie ?

[thomascanty]

What part of the High Desert are you located in Lonnie ?

Palmdale, near the Palmdale Blvd. exit on the 14.

[StewartR]

Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona.Nope.

Do you have a game/quiz show called QI (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/qi/) on TV where you are? If the contestants give an answer which is obvious but wrong, a klaxon sounds and the wrong answer flashes up in huge letters on the screen behind them. I wish I could do that here.

[thomascanty]

Do you have a game/quiz so called QI (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/qi/) on TV where you are?

No, we don't have that game show here.

I didn't really have a lot to go on with my guess, though. The firewall here at work blocks whatever site you store your images on, so I had to load the page on my cell phone to see the photo. It's kind of hard to tell what things are sometimes on that tiny screen.

[monty28428]

Well at the risk of being klaxonned -- Valley of the Gods ?

[StewartR]

Well at the risk of being klaxonned -- Valley of the Gods ?No klaxon, Monty - but no cigar.

(I'm not aware that I've ever been to a place called Valley Of the Gods. But I looked it up on Google, just to make sure I wasn't "doing a Roy". :D)

[tomd]

Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona?

edit: this might be considered Monument Valley? sorry.

[tomd]

Is this from Australia?

[StewartR]

Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona?

edit: this might be considered Monument Valley? sorry.Yes, it is Monument Valley. Therefore no.Is this from Australia?No.

[Roy Mathers]

No klaxon, Monty - but no cigar.

(I'm not aware that I've ever been to a place called Valley Of the Gods. But I looked it up on Google, just to make sure I wasn't "doing a Roy". :D)

Am I ever going to be allowed to forget this?:D

[StewartR]

Am I ever going to be allowed to forget this?:DWhat do you think? :D:D:D:D:D

[Box Brownie]

Grand Canyon?

Note here:- showing my ignorance of the sights of Arizona i.e. are the other guesses deemed to be part of the Grand Canyon???

[StewartR]

Grand Canyon?

Note here:- showing my ignorance of the sights of Arizona i.e. are the other guesses deemed to be part of the Grand Canyon???None of the other guesses (Monument Valley, Valley of the Gods) would be deemed to be part of the Grand Canyon, so this is a new guess.

Unfortunately, however, it's just as wrong as the others.

[Roy Mathers]

Have we established that it is, in fact, in the US?

[StewartR]

Have we established that it is, in fact, in the US?Nobody has asked that.

The only definite facts that we have are:
- not Monument Valley
- not Valley of the Gods
- not Australia
- not Grand Canyon

[Box Brownie]

Hmmm!!!! is it actually a natural weather worn rock formation or a manmade structure weather worn or not as the case may be?

[StewartR]

Hmmm!!!! is it actually a natural weather worn rock formation or a manmade structure weather worn or not as the case may be?It is a natural weather worn rock formation.

[Box Brownie]

USA or Europe?

[StewartR]

USA or Europe?Yes.

[Box Brownie]

USA? Hrumphhh! ;)

[Roy Mathers]

Stewart's being playful!

[thomascanty]

I would say it'd definitely in Arizona or New Mexico.

Now, having said that, I'm probably wrong...

[Box Brownie]

Stewart's being playful!

Isn't he :lol::evil::p

[tomd]

Are you in Utah?

[Box Brownie]

Are these the Courthouse and Jail Rocks near Bridgeport Nebraska on the Oregon Trail?

[StewartR]

USA? Hrumphhh! ;)Honestly, I don't know what the hrumphhhing is for. You asked a question and I answered it...

And the reply to this question is yes, it is the USA.

[StewartR]

Are these the Courthouse and Jail Rocks near Bridgeport Nebraska on the Oregon Trail?No.

Here's a clue of sorts: does that rock look like a courthouse or a jail?

[Roy Mathers]

Cathedral Rock, Sedona?

[StewartR]

I would say it'd definitely in Arizona or New Mexico.

Now, having said that, I'm probably wrong...Both of these statements are correct.

Yes, you would say that. And yes, you're wrong.

[tomd]

Both of these statements are correct.

Yes, you would say that. And yes, you're wrong.

:confused: I have to think about this

[StewartR]

Cathedral Rock, Sedona?I imagine you will want to reconsider this suggestion, now that I've got round to answering Lonnie. And anyway, it doesn't look like a cathedral.

(My broadband link seems to be down, so I'm doing this on my BlackBerry - slow going, especially when I need to check Google Earth! Bear with me.....)

[Roy Mathers]

Are you in Wyoming?

[StewartR]

Are you in Utah?Yes !!! Now where in Utah?

[Roy Mathers]

Canyonlands?

[StewartR]

:confused: I have to think about thisNo need now, I hope.

[StewartR]

Are you in Wyoming?Sorry Roy, we posted simultaneously. I'm struggling to keep up...

[Roy Mathers]

This looks like it could be the Island in the Sky, Shafer Trailhead.

[StewartR]

Canyonlands?No. Not Canyonlands, and not any other National Park in Utah.

[StewartR]

This looks like it could be the Island in the Sky, Shafer Trailhead.it might look like that, but it isn't.

[StewartR]

OK guys, I need to head for bed soon, so here's a clue.

You know by now that I like to provide pictures with clues in them. This one is no different. Although this is a natural rock formation, it (and specifically the bit on the left) is named after a man-made object which it resembles. That's what I'm after, and if you can work that out then you'll also work out where I am.

(If you manage to guess where I am by flinging darts at a map of Utah, I'd still like to know what the rock is called. But at least then you'd know where to search....)

[izatt82]

okay castle valley, ut

[StewartR]

okay castle valley, utHey, welcome to WAIN, izatt. I don't think I've seen you here before. But I hope you like the game.

It would be nice if you were to waltz in here and trump all the old hands (Roy, Box, Lonnie, Tom etc.) but unfortunately you haven't managed to do that. Yet. It's not Castle Valley.

[Box Brownie]

OK guys, I need to head for bed soon, so here's a clue.

You know by now that I like to provide pictures with clues in them. This one is no different. Although this is a natural rock formation, it (and specifically the bit on the left) is named after a man-made object which it resembles. That's what I'm after, and if you can work that out then you'll also work out where I am.

(If you manage to guess where I am by flinging darts at a map of Utah, I'd still like to know what the rock is called. But at least then you'd know where to search....)

Thanks for the 'pointer' :confused: I have been trying to think of "objects" that these could resemble but to no avail - afteral beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

In respect of the lefthand formation one last clue please before I need to some shuteye too, is it the silhouette that looks like 'the object' or do we have imagine what it looks like in daylight so to speak?

PS Yes, welcome izatt please feel free to get into the spirit of the WAIN adventures ;)

[Roy Mathers]

It's time for me to get some shut-eye too, but I can leave you with a thought that may be of help to someone - or it may be completely off the track (if you'll forgive the pun). The formation on the left looks to me like a boot or shoe - does that help anyone?

[StewartR]

In respect of the lefthand formation one last clue please before I need to some shuteye too, is it the silhouette that looks like 'the object' or do we have imagine what it looks like in daylight so to speak?You don't need to see it in daylight. The silhouette is better.

[StewartR]

The formation on the left looks to me like a boot or shoe - does that help anyone?Oooh, it was so-o-o tempting to let this go, in the hope that it would have people barking up the wrong tree for a while. But I suspect I might be letting myself in for more accusations of "playfulness" (or worse).

So let's just say no, Roy, that doesn't help anyone.

[tomd]

table top?
not really a bell shape...

[StewartR]

table top?No.

[tomd]

Is this in an area known as the Maze District?
http://www.go-utah.com/UT/images/detail/maze_general.gif

edit: the maze district appears to be a part of Canyonland Nat'l Park, and Stewart already said he was not in Canyonland Nat'l Park.

[StewartR]

OK folks, see you in 7 hours or so.

If you're struggling, there are clues of sorts in posts 7231 and 7236. They're a bit cryptic at present but you've got a while to think about them. I'll explain the clues more fully, if necessary, when I return.

Goodnight! (23:54 GMT)

[tomd]

The Rectory?
http://www.mountainproject.com/images/1/46/2300146_medium_3962d8.jpg

hard to tell from the angle

[izatt82]

Thanks for the 'pointer' :confused: I have been trying to think of "objects" that these could resemble but to no avail - afteral beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

In respect of the lefthand formation one last clue please before I need to some shuteye too, is it the silhouette that looks like 'the object' or do we have imagine what it looks like in daylight so to speak?

PS Yes, welcome izatt please feel free to get into the spirit of the WAIN adventures ;)


thanks guys yeah this is my first post in here and my first lens should be on the way. can't wait to get some practice in and start getting into the world of photography.

[StewartR]

Is this in an area known as the Maze District?
http://www.go-utah.com/UT/images/detail/maze_general.gif

edit: the maze district appears to be a part of Canyonland Nat'l Park, and Stewart already said he was not in Canyonland Nat'l Park.Yes, the maze district is in Canyonlands. So it's not the correct answer.

[StewartR]

The Rectory?
http://www.mountainproject.com/images/1/46/2300146_medium_3962d8.jpg

hard to tell from the angleNope.

[StewartR]

OK, time to review those clues. But first let's remind ourselves of the picture.

http://StewartR.smugmug.com/photos/214934015-L.jpg

The first clue emphasised that this is in the USA. That has two implications regarding the name. Firstly, I think it's fair to say that the object after which the rock on the left is named is one which would be more familiar to an American than, say, a European. Secondly, it's not called "xxxxxxx rock". If you remember your geography classes, there is a special words for this type of rock formation which is predominantly American.

The second clue was that I had to check with Google Earth before I was able to answer some of the questions. I know where I was when I took this, but I wasn't sure whether (a) I was in Utah, and/or (b) the rock is in Utah. As it turns out I was and it is, but I had to check. Now why might that be?

[DDA]

It's very close to the border with another state...

[StewartR]

It's very close to the border with another state...It is. And I wasn't sure which side of the border we were. Certainly the place where we started and finished our journey that day isn't in Utah.

[Roy Mathers]

I would think that the name of this structure includes the word 'butte' - yes?

[StewartR]

I would think that the name of this structure includes the word 'butte' - yes?Ah, now we're thinking. Yes, it is a butte, and yes, that is in the title of the structure.

[Roy Mathers]

Is it near the border with Colorado? (recap - we've already established that it isn't in Wyoming haven't we?).

[StewartR]

Is it near the border with Colorado? (recap - we've already established that it isn't in Wyoming haven't we?).We've established that it is in Utah, and therefore it is not in Wyoming.

It is not near the border with Colorado.

[Roy Mathers]

We've established that it is in Utah, and therefore it is not in Wyoming.


Sorry, not thinking. Is it near the border with Wyoming?

[StewartR]

Sorry, not thinking. Is it near the border with Wyoming?No.

EDIT: Northern Utah isn't anywhere near as interesting, scenically, as southern Utah.

[Lawrie B]

OKay I only know one Butte in Southern Utah.
Is it Smithsonian Butte?

[izatt82]

okay gunsite butte

[izatt82]

and if it is nnot that, then is it on the green river?

[StewartR]

OKay I only know one Butte in Southern Utah.
Is it Smithsonian Butte?No.

[StewartR]

okay gunsite butteDING DING.

We have a winner!

This is Gunsight Butte (http://elakepowell.com/freds/padre.htm), which occupies a narrow promontory jutting out into Lake Powell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Powell), in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (http://www.nps.gov/glca/). The photo was taken from a boat on the way back from a trip to Rainbow Bridge National Monument (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Bridge_National_Monument). The boat trip starts from the Wahweap Marina, which is immediately south of the UT/AZ border, but Gunsight Butte is about 6km north of the border, and so was the boat when I took this picture.

This whole area is staggeringly beautiful and well worth a visit if you're planning a holiday in the American south west.

Your turn, izatt82......

[izatt82]

sweet alright let me find a good one

[izatt82]

okay im going to go with this

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a140/izatt82/thewalkway.jpg

[izatt82]

i know it's not the best picture but i think it will be a good one for here

[stathunter]

Springfield IL ?

[izatt82]

no not springfield but thats only 30 minutes away from me

[StewartR]

i know it's not the best picture but i think it will be a good one for hereAbsolutely. It's a very unusual looking bridge.

Is it in Japan?

[StewartR]

Yes it is in Japan. It's the Kintaikyo bridge across the Nishiki River in Iwakuni. Evidence. (http://www.japan-zone.com/omnibus/chugoku_s.shtml)

[izatt82]

dang stewart you got it. i thought it might go quick being it is so unique. you got stewart

[izatt82]

yeah i spent a year over there when i was in the marines pretty cool place. i wish i would have had my dslr

[tomd]

yeah i spent a year over there when i was in the marines pretty cool place. i wish i would have had my dslr

great picture to post here. Stewart is pretty sharp. He's well traveled and if he hasn't been there, he can find detail in many pics and search the web for the answer.

Tom

[StewartR]

If there hadn't been so many people on the bridge, it wouldn't have gone so fast. I was intrigued by the fact that so many of the people are wearing white hats, and a couple of them are carrying parasols. That made me think they were Japanese, and that made the bridge much easier to find.

Anyway: Where Am I Now?

http://StewartR.smugmug.com/photos/218212696-L.jpg

[tomd]

Is this Saint John the Baptist?

[DDA]

Orthodox country?

[StewartR]

Stewart is pretty sharp. He's well traveled and if he hasn't been there, he can find detail in many pics and search the web for the answer.You're too kind, Tom. You forgot to say that I often have slow days at work....!

[StewartR]

Is this Saint John the Baptist?No.

[StewartR]

Orthodox country?There is an Orthodox cathedral in the same town.

[Roy Mathers]

This, presumably, is in Europe?

[StewartR]

This, presumably, is in Europe?It is in Europe.

[izatt82]

Statue of Saint Paul, in Saint Paul Cathedral garden, London

[StewartR]

Statue of Saint Paul, in Saint Paul Cathedral garden, LondonDING DING.

100% correct. Nothing more to say. Your turn again, izatt82.

(How did you find it? Was there a particular clue?)

[izatt82]

not really i guess it to be Europe, and stated in the UK because thats where you are from and then it was just kind of luck. the hard part was actually finding exactly where is was.

[squashed]

Man, I was standing near that statue im awe of my surroundings one year ago...... I missed this one badly.

[izatt82]

okay once again not the best pic but it works

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a140/izatt82/theone.jpg

[Mgdh]

Argh. And there was me searching for statues of St Peter. I guessed the wrong apostle ;)

[squashed]

The Marine Base inTwentynine Palms,Ca??

[izatt82]

no not it

[Roy Mathers]

Argh. And there was me searching for statues of St Peter. I guessed the wrong apostle ;)


So was I Mark. Great minds think alike and, in this case, wrong:D

[Box Brownie]

Just thinking out loud

That looks like a naval 12 or 14 inch artillery piece mounted on a carriage suitable for adding to a railway carriage i.e. the railway part is gone either that from a shore battery usage. I have searched based on this and the only places that have these in the USA is the Aberdeen Proving Ground but this looks more southern states.

Going home soon so must stop searching as I have to clear my desk of the days work!

[StewartR]

Argh. And there was me searching for statues of St Peter. I guessed the wrong apostle ;)So was I Mark. Great minds think alike and, in this case, wrong:DYou should have asked! :p

[StewartR]

Great minds think alike and, in this case, wrong:DActually I think the saying is that great minds run in the same channel.




And the other saying is that fools think alike.
;)

[Roy Mathers]

Actually I think the saying is that great minds run in the same channel.




And the other saying is that fools think alike.
;)


I've never heard of either of those sayings - but have a look at this http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Great+minds

[Mgdh]

I've never heard of either of those sayings - but have a look at this http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Great+minds

The version I have heard is

"Great minds think alike but fools seldom differ."

[Box Brownie]

izatt's image
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a140/izatt82/theone.jpg

Though I cannot find an exact match to the above by way of 'evidence' is this one of the few remaining Atomic Annie Cannons - more correctly called an M65 Atomic Cannon (firing a 280mm round). NB There are supposed to three of the 52 made still in existance - located at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fort Sill Oklahoma and the location below . Though at least one source says there are 8 still to be seen/found!

Location (?) The National Atomic Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico ???

Edit: The location could be next door at the Kirtland Airforce Base depending on when the picture was taken - assuming I have ID'ed the cannon correctly of course ;)

PS If this wrong & way off beam I had an interesting search of an intriguing period of history of the Cold War weaponry.

[izatt82]

well i can say that it is none of those locations and i am not for sure what the gun is.

[Box Brownie]

well i can say that it is none of those locations and i am not for sure what the gun is.

Oh well back to the drawing board !

Is this the USA?

[Box Brownie]

Nevada Proving Ground?

Old WD movie here http://www.archive.org/details/The280mmGunattheNevadaProvingGround1953 and you can see the resemblance to the one in your picture

[tomd]

getting closer...
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Base/3495/fortpix/14rail01.jpg

[Box Brownie]

getting closer...
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Base/3495/fortpix/14rail01.jpg

Now that one is even bigger than izatts cannon :cool:

[tomd]

I think this (http://www.fototime.com/427D1A9EF347614/standard.jpg) is the gun, now to find the name and locations.

and here: http://www.eilertech.com/photos/quad/19_artillery.jpg

and here: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/ks/KSJUNatomic2.jpg

[tomd]

well i can say that it is none of those locations and i am not for sure what the gun is.

The M65 atomic cannon is a 280 MM, 47 ton mobile cannon that needs two trucks to move it at a maximum speed of 30 miles. It was capable of firing TNWs [tactical nuclear weapons] and conventional shells up to a range of 18 miles. It became obsolete as a result of the astronomical development in rocket technology which now provides both tactical as well as strategic delivery capabilities for all kinds of war heads.

from: http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/347

[tomd]

Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Arizona?
http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/GeoImages/BainWest/BAIN5/BIGGUN.HTML

[izatt82]

nice job tomd. you guys were on the ball.

okay it's all yours tomd

[tomd]

Where
Am
I
Now?

[forno]

Rome, Pantheon (spelling)

[tomd]

Rome, Pantheon (spelling)


Ohhh, way to easy I guess.
Nice job, take it away!

(have you been there?)

[forno]

Ohhh, way to easy I guess.
Nice job, take it away!

(have you been there?)

Thats why I knew straight away:lol::lol:

[tomd]

I have to go 5000 miles to take a picture for WAIN and you get it right on the first guess.:lol::)

[forno]

OK, WAIN

[tomd]

I just see a red "X" box ;-(

[Nortelbert]

London?

[forno]

I just see a red "X" box ;-(

Strange??

[Nortelbert]

I just see a red "X" box ;-(

Try "refresh"

[forno]

Better!

London = no

[tomd]

Now I see it;
is this Boston?

[Nortelbert]

Is it in Australia?

[forno]

Yes , Australia

[Nortelbert]

Downtown Melbourne?

[forno]

Downtown Melbourne?

Yes.
Need the name of the building and the street name for bonus points

[Nortelbert]

Eureka Tower

[forno]

Eureka Tower

Nope

[Nortelbert]

Rialto Towers

[Nortelbert]

525 Collins Street

[forno]

Rialto Towers


yes and collins street is correct, over to you:)

[izatt82]

dang this is going quick

[tomd]

dang this is going quick

don't get hooked.....:)

[izatt82]

oh its to late man but i am going to be heading to bed soon

[Nortelbert]

yes and collins street is correct, over to you:)

Thanks ...

here you go. Full disclosure: I didn't take this pic, it was from when my sister in law (In the pic... it doesn't do her justice) went on vacation with her hubby... they gave me the pix to edit for them.

Need city and location.

[firu3000]

Europe? France?

[Nortelbert]

Europe? France?

Yes, no

[forno]

Spain

[Nortelbert]

Spain

Yes

[firu3000]

barcelona, madrid?

[Nortelbert]

no, yes ... now the hard part: where?

[firu3000]

no luck so far...

[forno]

Madrid. Plaza de las Ventas.

[izatt82]

statue of Antonio Bienvenida, Spain's famous bullfighter, Madrid, Spain

in Plaza de Torros de Las Ventas, Madrid

[izatt82]

i got to go to bed so somebody else can have it good night you guys, have fun


proof http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1118775613027917652rRVxog

[Nortelbert]

statue of Antonio Bienvenida, Spain's famous bullfighter, Madrid, Spain

in Plaza de Torros de Las Ventas, Madrid

Ding ding!

Points for the more correct answer (sorry forno)

[forno]

No probs, was trying to fond the exact shot, I had the paving and the building in the background pegged, but couldnt find that statue

[firu3000]

Who's next?? I'll go, I took this on a family trip, btw that's my sister.
I need the name of the location and statue.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb50/firu3000/Guanajuato076.jpg