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Let's see that could be any one of 10,000+ cites (but at least we know it's not in QC). It's got a river and grain silos and the city looks to be at least 45,000 based on the scale of the downtown.... OK, still thinking... thanks for the clue, (i think).Quote:
Originally Posted by Quebec Gen
........perhaps you could reveal the soil color and texture for me?
Foy
{Mark: Har dee har, har, har}
Is it Omaha, Nebraska?
Jayree
Sorry, I thought someone might recognize the skyline :P, and the grain elevators is a hint (a famous grain milling city). Okay, so that city is located on a major lake, it's an important railroad hub. It is the second most populous in the State and it is located in the North East.
The skyline clearly identifies this as Chicago, but Los Angeles overtook Chicago as the second most populous city in the U.S. some years ago. Despite that fact Chicago, like Toronto, clings to its title as the 'Second City', and Chicago would refer to itself as Midwestern rather than Northeastern.
AZBuck
Buck,Quote:
Originally Posted by AZBuck
It is the second most populous city in the State, not to be confused with the States. ;-) That might help you a bit. That particular city is located in the western part of the State it's located in.
That would make it Buffalo, NY. And when I checked back to where I found the image of the 'Chicago' skyline, it was not labeled as such!
My bad.
AZBuck
..............I'm just looking for clues I can relate to, Mark. As previously noted, I'm not much of an architecture guy, not that there's anything wrong with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Foy
Something told me you'd enjoy that request for a clue.
Foy
Quote:
Originally Posted by AZBuck
You got it!:) I took that picture on the rooftop of the old Buffalo Malting Corp. grain elevator (circa 1925).
****If you're just joining us today, this part of the puzzle has been solved, but you're welcome to follow along and see where this part of the puzzle went...
For all the architecture buffs out there:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/...35954016e1.jpg
Can you name that X building?
Gen,Quote:
Originally Posted by Quebec Gen
Yeah, that's a nice shot -- I like the intersecting lines -- very cool -- I don't suppose you could give us a clue about what part of the continent we might might find this building?
Mark
I know exactly where this sign is...Do you?
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...urning-600.jpg
(Photo Credit: USFS)
Thanks. It's in Toronto on a major intersection and the name of that building starts with an "X".Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
This looks like the same property, but I really don't know what it is.
Really a very pretty building though!
Mark
Think about photocopy machines...:)
That was almost too good a clue! OK, here's a photo with the name of the company on the building!
Mark
Here is another easy one (maybe?).
1) What is this?
2) Where is it located?
3) What is it's significance?
http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/41...600x600Q85.jpg
Photo by: Jerry Kendrick
Jayree
This is FDR's Little White House in Warm Springs, GA. President Roosevelt would stay here when he was in Warm Springs to 'take the treatment' for his polio. He died here in 1945.
AZBuck
Good job AZBuck. Here is a photo explanation:
http://inlinethumb63.webshots.com/45...600x600Q85.jpg
Photo by: Jerry Kendrick
I'll try to find a harder one next time!
Jayree
Where is this?
http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/30...600x600Q85.jpg
Photo by: Jerry Kendrick
Jayree.
Let's see riparian wash, desert southwest, limestone cliffs, tamarisk -- I think we might need a clue on this one!Quote:
Originally Posted by jayree
Mark
There is a well-known river here but the river is not in the name of the place.
Jayree.
The clues are tougher to understand than the photos....
The river is one of the longest in North America!
Jayree.
I'm thinking the Rio Grande is the river? I guess the gorge has some other name, though . . .
The Rio Grand River is correct. The right side of the canyon is Mexico and the left side is the USA. Questions remaining are: What is the name of the canyon? Where is it located?
Jayree.
Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend NP?
Right Park, wrong canyon. Getting closer!
Jayree
It really looks like Santa Elena...Maybe Boquillas?
The picture is Boquillas Canyon in Big Bend National Park, Texas. The picture was made from the Boquillas Canyon Trail along the Rio Grand River.
Jayree
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/223/4...53a9af6430.jpg
Where is this, and can you figure out where I am taking the picture?
Standing in the bottom of a gorge, looking up at a bridge -- but I don't know if it's a footbridge or larger...
Cool shot though!
Mark
I'd guess this is the Royal Gorge Bridge, Colorado and you're therefore in the Royal Gorge - and you've taken this shot from a train maybe? Or a boat?
Here's one (with a slight retouch to remove the giveaway title at the top of thr arch) ...
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/forum...1&d=1252662137
Bingo. It's this bridge:Quote:
Originally Posted by vambo25
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/213/4...1668ed3818.jpg
Taken from the Royal Gorge Railroad.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/182/4...49239d1244.jpg
Great "Yes" photo response -- that was a good one!
Mark
This is located in Afton, Wyoming and is known as the "Elkhorn Arch". It's seventy-five feet wide and 18 feet tall. Here's another photo....Quote:
Originally Posted by vambo25
Excellent example!
Mark
What is this doing here? And what is the building behind this "car"?
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...Mystery-01.jpg
(Photo by Megan Edwards)
Let me toss in one while I have connectivity....
This shot was taken shortly after we landed. Obviously technically not my best work, but the blur helps make it harder to guess, right?
This is an airport, but:
1) What airport
2) What is that thing
3) Where was I as I took this shot
See my trip thread in this section for another photo that may help with location info.
http://www.takeyourparents.com/user_...-77?1252713235
And the image doesn't really ring any bells... you scoundrel
... but it doesn't run on rails. And from the other thread; no, not Boston, but it is on the east coast.