If you remove the writing from the building, then what is the significance of this? I guess we're going to need a hint or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by glc
With palm tree, it could be Santa Monica or Florida?
Mark
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If you remove the writing from the building, then what is the significance of this? I guess we're going to need a hint or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by glc
With palm tree, it could be Santa Monica or Florida?
Mark
No shirt, no shoes, no problem!
Hodads Burger Bar, San Diego.
Well known for its mean burger. On the beach front no shirt, no shoes, no problem is quite apt.
PS. Thanks for the web cam link to the new Hoover Dam bridge.
George, that was a great clue and Eris -- I continue to be truly amazed at the depth of your knowledge about places in the USA!
Mark
OK, you slogan wise eagles.....
Where would you expect to see these phrases? (An interior shot)
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-Mark-094.jpg
(Photo by Gerald Thurman)
OK, let's get back outside....
Where is this? When was it built? And why?
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-Mark-095.jpg
(Photo by Gerald Thurman)
That is the Eiffel Tower in Paris TN.
Engineering students at Christian Brothers University originally constructed the tower to commemorate the 1990 Memphis in May festival. Each year, the festival honors a country, and 1990 focused on France.
{George: Excellent work -- and fast too!} -- Mark
I'm not a fan of the Wikipedia -- but here's an explanation that seems reasonable...
This bridge is in the US, but may be off topic for this thread. Do you know where it is?
http://homepage.mac.com/erich_oettin...ved_bridge.jpg
With that hint, it's probably in Hawaii somewhere.
I think GLC might be correct about his guess in Hawaii -- and yeah, technically that's beyond the purview of this topic because it's tough to drive there from the mainland. But that banking looks insane -- if that's true -- how'd you liked to be in the other lane (driving towards the camera) in a rainstorm? Yikes!
Mark
Do you have to DRIVE someplace for it to be a road trip? Lots of folk fly and rent; then drive.
My vote is this is "legal".
My further guess is 'Road to Hana', a lovely lovely drive.
I've rented cars on Maui and spent nights in different towns (including Hana); doth that not a Road Trip comprise?
Kalihiwai Bridge, Kuhio Highway 56, Kauai, Hawaii.
Who is going to tell President Obama (born Honolulu) you can’t do an American road trip in Hawaii?
You have the state correct, but the wrong island.Quote:
Originally Posted by CalOldBlue
Yes, it is the Kalihiwai Bridge on Kauai.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eris
What's interesting is that the bridges further out on this road are only one lane wide. But most drivers on Kauai are rather polite, so it's not a big problem.
Fly and Drives RoadTrip are part and parcel of our tradition -- Here's an article I wrote on this subject. But RoadTrip America is about road trips in NORTH AMERICA. So that means, Mexico, USA, Canada and Greenland. Hawaii, although part of the USA is not part of North America.... However, since there are no rules defining North America on this "Where in North America is this?" game, perhaps we can agree to slip Hawaii in under the wire?
Mark
We know what these are? But where is this watering hole?
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-Mark-097.jpg
(photo by Gerald Thurman)
A small hint -- I never knew Bison could be found in this state....
I guess that concept was a little too obvious for me.
Is it safe to assume these are (relatively) free-ranging (even if fenced in), as opposed to some artificial/zoo-like setting?
yeah, this is not only not a zoo, this view is seen from a car...
Mark
Might as well start guessing on this one.
How about Caprock Canyons State Park in Texas?
Fermilab in Batavia, IL?
Hint #2: To locate the location of this mud-hole...you might draw upon your knowledge and see that it is east of the Mississippi River and south of St. Louis....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Land Between The Lakes in TN.
Sneaky clue! The road is called "The Trace"............
Yes,
It is the Bison and Elk Prairie at the Land between the Lakes Preserve in Tennessee. Here's a map! And here's the information about this region!
Mark
If you been in this spot, you'll know where it is, almost immediately!
So, impress us all -- Where is this?
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-Mark-096.jpg
(photo by Gerald Thurman)
The shadow is your first visual hint....
.......will be played in St Louis, MO, in the shadow of the Gateway Arch, which lies beside the Mississippi River.
Foy
Mark: Yep! That shot give me a bit of vertigo! Good Work!
Where does this road go?
http://homepage.mac.com/erich_oettin.../temp_road.jpg
That's the Chain of Craters Road, leading through Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park from the main Kililaua (sp) crater some 20 miles and 4,000' in elevation to the Pacific. The steam plume marks where the lava tubes end at the water's edge, bringing lava continuously to the Pacific since 1983, while forming many acres of new territory in the good old US of A.
Foy
My shots of Hawaii don't include road shots... so back to North America we go..
Where is this? What's the name of the place? Do you know when it was first established?
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-Mark-098.jpg
(Photo by Diana Sedenquist)
Close enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Foy
The lava is currently entering the ocean outside the boundary of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Chain of Craters road ends a dozen miles or so from the entry point.
This is actually Hawaii state highway 130 coming from the other side of the lava entry. The original highway is under several feet of lava and at one time it did connect to Chain of Craters road. A bit further down the road is a parking area. From there you hike about 3/8 of a mile for this view.
http://homepage.mac.com/erich_oettin...team_plume.jpg
It's even better at night, when the plume is lit by the lave underneath. You can also see occasional explosions that toss rocks and lava into the air. .
http://homepage.mac.com/erich_oettin...ight_plume.jpg
It's the Santuario de Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas in Chimayo, New Mexico. It was built in 1816.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Geesh, I finally get two pictures that I knew the answers to (Land between Lakes and Arch), and you guys beat me to it.
I will say that I just stopped at the Elk/Bison range at LBL this spring and it was quite nice, although the Elk were off of the reserve for testing. Certainly worth the couple of buck to get in for a nice break from the road for an hour or so.
Great photos from the lava fields in Hawaii and very fast identification of the healing sanctuary at Chimayo!
I know, these guys are getting awfully fast on the trigger! Good thing somebody is minding the store while I am off playing....Quote:
Midwest Michael: Geesh, I finally get two pictures that I knew the answers to (Land between Lakes and Arch), and you guys beat me to it.
I had no idea that one could find bison in Tennessee until I saw Gerald's photo!Quote:
Midwest Michael: I will say that I just stopped at the Elk/Bison range at LBL this spring and it was quite nice, although the Elk were off of the reserve for testing.
Mark
OK, you wise eagles -- what the heck is this? And where is it?
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-Mark-099.jpg
(Photo by Mark Sedenquist)
I should have recognized the apparent direction and angle of the sun implies approach from the north/northeast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kestrel
The only time I was there, November 2005, the Chain of Craters Rd reached the Pacific, turned north, ran just a couple of miles, if that, and ended where the lava had crossed some years before. The NPS had placed a restroom and a lightly developed parking area there. The vent to the ocean, however, was just a mile and a half to the north, if recollection serves. We ventured out around 1/4 mile, but the combination of tropical heat, sharp black rock, very challenging walking, and a tropical downpour every 15 minutes turned us back to our rental Jeep. I'm suprised the vent has moved so much farther north than that!
What an amazing place for a "reformed geologist" to visit! Thanks for sharing.
Foy
Well, if that photo is from the Elk and Bison Prairie at LBL, then the photo isn't of Tennessee, its Kentucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Although, I believe there are still Bison located in some portions of the Tennessee section of the park.
I dunno, how about Teapot Dome, Wyoming? My studies and recollection tell me the Teapot Dome is a large-scale geologic structure more readily observed on maps and airphotos than in outcrop. The terrain surrounding the outcrop, and the "controversial" hint still bring me to a SWAG that it's Teapot Dome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Foy
It is an incredible place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Foy
The Hawiian Volcano Observatory maps shows the current ocean entry point. You will also want to look at the images tab on that link. The June 30th collapse event happened while we were hiking on the Devastation trail about a mile away. The ash cloud was obscured by clouds and we thought the rumble was thunder. Didn't know what the noise really was until we got back home and looked at the web page.
I'd plumb forgotten about the USGS station and the frequent updates. That map shows as light tan the 2004-2007 flow field, and a spur way to the left is around 1.5 miles from the end of Chain of Craters Rd, just as I recalled.
The view as we neared the big drop-off, identifiable by the road's switchback on the map, was surreal and one of the more breathtaking sights I've ever seen. It was overcast, but high overcast. The steam plume was seemingly right at the end of the road, some 1,500' in elevation below and still several miles distant. My wife saw the plume first and said "there must be a forest fire ahead!"
I'm definitely going back to the Big Island, and will spend at least a week in and around Hawai'i Volcanoes NP, Hilo, and South Point, and another full day on the Mana Road, circumnavigating and ascending Mauna Kea (again). This time, I'll spend more time at the Observatory village at around 8,000', acclimating just a bit. I was fairly woozy at the summit (13,796') in 2005. Not the best of conditions to enjoy it or to drive back down. I rolled down the Jeep windows for a steady blast of cold air and oxygen on the way up and back.
Come to think of it, I might as well drive up and bag Mauna Loa's summit, too, as long as I'm completely violating my Jeep's rental contract on the Saddle Road, Mana Road, and Mauna Kea. Kids, don't do this at home!
Thanks again for sharing,
Foy
Yep, I mis-identified where along the Trace those two bison were -- according to Gerald's field report he found them just inside the Tennessee line....Quote:
Originally Posted by Midwest Michael
Mark
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-Mark-099.jpg
The location of this outcropping is very near the borders of two western states -- but one of them is NOT Wyoming... sorry. This photo was taken in Spring, 2005 -- the source of this controversy is back in the news this month....Quote:
Originally Posted by Foy
Mark