"Where in North America is this?" Section XI

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And this page brings Section XI to a close (so it will fit on this web page easier)....{This has been a very popular topic on this forum -- Unfortunately, the page count on the posts is exceeding the effective limits for the width of the forum on many of our member's browsers. So... this thread is being closed and re-opened on a new thread, so CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE WITH THE GAME. I guarantee the next one will challenge you....} And the two photos I posted (below) will be found at the starting puzzle in the next thread!

If you’d like to look at the previous sections of this game (you can’t post comments or “solutions” any longer) but you can still “play the game” by clicking on any of the following links and navigating forward:
Section I Started in February, 2009.
Section II, Started in April, 2009.
Section III, Started in June, 2009
Section IV, Started in July, 2009
Section V Started on August 2nd, 2009
Section VI Started on August 13th,
Section VII started on August 30th, 2009.
Section VIII started on September 22, 2009.
Section IX started on October 23, 2009.
Section X started on November 18, 2009
Section XI -- Started on March 14, 2010.

Section XII-- Started June 11, 2010 is currently the Active Part of this Game/Contest

The RoadTrip Enthusiasts Group

Here are two photos taken from roughly the same spot....
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...rk-June-01.jpg
(photo by Mark Sedenquist)

and...

http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...rk-june-2a.jpg
(Photo by Mark Sedenquist)

1) Where was I standing?
2) What the explanation for why this looks so different?

Mark