Huckleberry Park?
Mississippi River
Hannibal, Missouri
Mark Twain
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Huckleberry Park?
Mississippi River
Hannibal, Missouri
Mark Twain
Not Huckleberry Park. The pictures were taken up by the Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse (at the top of those 244 steps). As for everything else, yes, yes, and yes! As you obviously know, Hannibal was the boyhood home of Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain), and as such, it was the setting for both Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. It's an interesting place to visit, just a couple of hours north of St. Louis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Interstate 72 actually starts in Hannibal, and crosses the Mississippi on this bridge:
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...before rolling across central Illinois as far as Champagne. One of those strictly regional freeways; I bet if I looked hard enough, I could find a scenic alternative!
Rick
There really isn't anything more scenic than I-72 from Hannibal to Champaign. All the roads in that area are pretty much the same - flat farmland.
Eventually, I-72 will extend west to Cameron MO at I-35. They are slowly but surely upgrading US-36 to Interstate standards. It's already close to it, all 4 lane expressway with some freeway stretches all the way to St. Joe. It's part of the Chicago-Kansas City Expressway (MO-110/IL-110).
Thanks for the clarification, and I'm sure you're correct about the scenery, though when it comes to places like the Midwestern farm belt, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I know people who grew up in big cities who were blown away by their first view of the Midwest, but even at that, "scenic" may have been the wrong word to use when there's so much sameness in the landscape. In those areas, getting off the Interstate (the "Super Slab" in AZBuck's parlance) doesn't necessarily provide a better view, but it does allow a closer view, which is pretty much always a lot more interesting!
Rick
This time, I'd like to see if anyone out there can identify a ROAD. It's not a road that's commonly used, so while some of you more adventurous Road Trippers may have driven it before, identifying the precise location might be a challenge for everyone else.
Here's the road, squiggling its way up the side of a mountain. Most of what you see in the distance is in another country.
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This is where the road begins:
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And this is where the road ends:
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This is the road out of the area:
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Random scenery:
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Stopping to smell the flowers on the drive back out. Note: My Jeep was clean when the day started!
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Warning to anyone who actually makes this drive: if you have any carbonated adult beverages in your ice chest, and you decide you want to crack one when you get to the lake? Do NOT (I repeat: do NOT) open it while sitting inside your vehicle! (Yikes!)
Okay, everybody: Where am I?
Name the Road!
For a bonus:
Name the Lake!
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Rick
So the hint about seeing another country was key and Google is my friend!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick Quinn
You are in Arizona on the Coronado National Memorial and that is Parker Canyon Lake. I have not been. The closest I've been is Benson, AZ
Utahtea
You are in the Coronado National Memorial, that's Montezuma Canyon Road, and I think that might be Parker Canyon Lake?
If WE are correct...you missed it by two minutes ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by glc
Utahtea
You're both correct--and you were both pretty darned quick on the draw! Utahtea, you were first with the name of the Memorial and the Lake, but glc got the name of the road! Nobody got the precise location, which was the Coronado Overlook at the top of Montezuma Pass:Quote:
Originally Posted by Utahtea
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Montezuma Canyon Road is the road into the Coronado Memorial, which is a bit like a park for the folks in nearby Sierra Vista, with shady picnic areas, hiking trails, and places for the kids to run around. If you keep going on Montezuma Canyon Road, past the Visitor's Center, the pavement ends rather abruptly, and the road takes off up the mountain, climbing like a mountain goat via hairpin turns that might best be described as "dizzying." There are potholes and washboard ruts that will rattle your teeth, and everything else, but when you reach the top, you're rewarded with quite the view at that overlook, which has a nice big parking area (frequently occupied by a small fleet of Border Patrol vehicles, who use the overlook as an observation post). Most people turn around and go back down the same way they came up, but if you keep driving on the rough dirt road, you end up at Parker Canyon Lake, and from there you can drive on to Sonoita (and southern Arizona's wine country) by way of a gorgeous paved road (see photos, above).
I found this area the same way you did: on Google maps. I was doing the preliminary route planning for Scenic Side Trip #6, which runs from Benson to Tucson by way of Sierra Vista and Nogales. I was looking for a way to get from Sierra Vista to Sonoita without backtracking north on AZ 90, and I found a squiggly line on the map running west from the Coronado Memorial. This was a few years ago, and the Satellite View of that sensitive border area was not particularly clear. I couldn't tell for sure if the road actually went through to the lake, so off I went to "field test" my proposed route. I'm happy to say that it worked out perfectly--though I would not recommend that first part of the road for low-slung sports cars or big RV's. In the book, I add that caveat, and I offer an alternative route to Parker Canyon Lake via paved roads.
On the topic of out of the way place roads, I have one too!
This is the view looking one direction.
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This is the view looking in the other direction.
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The pictures shows the road
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A close up view of the landmark, which I don't know if they have a name..LOL!
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HINT: While we have traveled this paved part of the road many times we've only done the unpaved part in sections twice. These pictures are of views taken only on the paved part.
Where am I?
What is the name of the Road?
What is the name of the mountains in the first picture?
What are we looking at in the second picture?
Extra credit if you can name the left most feature in the second picture!
Utahtea
You're in Utah (duh!), but your clues aren't ringing any bells. (Not for me, anyway).
Rick
Ok....let's see if I can help you find where I'm at!
So let's look at this picture....
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from a different view on a different road. This view might be somewhat familiar but keep in mind we have gone just a little pass the paved part of the road on a most pleasant dirt road.
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The landmark I wanted you to identify on the left of the first picture is now on the right of the second picture. Look familiar? I've hiked to the base of that landmark!
Where am I?
Utahtea
Edited to Add: Rick is right...duh...it's Utah! ;)
It looks a little like the San Rafael Swell. But I'm probably wrong.
Donna
Okay, here we go with "Rick's Best Guess":Quote:
Originally Posted by Utahtea
You're in Arches National Park, on the Windows Road, driving by the La Sal Mountains, looking at (this is purely a W.A.G.) Elephant Butte(?), at the head of the formation called the Parade of Elephants?
The new picture was taken in a National Park but not Arches. That will narrow it down since there are only 5 in Utah!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick Quinn
Utahtea
Capitol Reef?Quote:
Originally Posted by Utahtea
A good guess and close so I hope you don’t fold and give up.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonnaR57
Utahtea
Hmmmm.
I am with Rick, I think this is in Capitol Reef -- and would be "Cathedrals Trail"?
Mark
One more quess:
The Mesa Arch trail in Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park?
Her "fold" hint could possibly mean Capitol Reef's Waterpocket Folds trail.
Donna
Sorry it took so long to get back to you all. I got busy doing some things around the house that needed attention.
Rick we must have posted at the same time and I didn't see your post about Capitol Reef. Yes the park in question is Capitol Reef.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick Quinn
This picture of Capitol Reef is taken inside the park. We had driven all the way to the end of the scenic drive and instead of continuing on to Capitol Gorge we took the right hand turn onto the dirt road towards Pleasant Creek where you get a great view of the Golden Throne.
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Mark we have started out on the road to Cathedral Valley once in 2012 but by the time we figured out where to cross the river it was too late in the day to make it all the whole round trip so we ended up going just a little way and doubling back. Here we are crossing the Fremont River in our Jeep Liberty. We've tried to do this a couple of times with friends so that we have two vehicles but both times their vehicle (which is NEW) had problems earlier on the trip and we just didn't want to get stuck out there!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DonnaR57
Donna picked up on my hint and is correct that below picture is of the backside of the Waterpocket Fold and I'm out of the park when I took this picture. The name of the road is the "Where Am I" question.
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I'm going to croak you guys come up with the name of the road!
Bonus points for the name of the mountains.
Utahtea
Norton-Bullfrog Road.
Henry Mesa?????
OK. I still had my Capitol Reef map from last year's trip.
Donna
Based on those clues: Thousand Lake Mountains and the road could be the Thousand Lakes Mountain Road.Quote:
Originally Posted by Utahtea
But I really thought you were adjacent to the Limestone Cliffs and therefore on the Cathedral Valley Road. But I seem to be turned around somehow.
Mark
Oh, I was thinking of a different section of the fold. OK, how about Tarantula Mesa
We have a winner on "Where Am I" or close enough. It's the Notom-Bullfrog road. Henry was right but they are the Henry Mountains.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonnaR57
I love taking that paved part of the road to see the back side of the waterpocket fold! One year back in the late 1980's we did the dirt part of the Notom-Bullfrog road down to the Burr Trail and took the switch up the Burr-Trail and did the Burr-Trail road up to Boulder, Utah and Hwy 12. Another time we did the Burr-Trail and then went the rest of the way down the Notom-Bullfrog road to the Bullfrog Marina on Lake Powell and back.
LOL...Donna gets my hints! ;)
Utahtea
Well, I'm glad I wasn't alone with my less than accurate guesses! As a group, we were all over the place, so kudos to Donna for figuring it out! Honestly, I was thinking Waterpocket Fold from the very beginning--but as we all know, thinking it don't count if you don't put it in writing and hit the button! Bravo to everybody for sticking it out, and not 'folding' before we had a winner!
Rick
We've stayed at the Thousand Lakes Campground just outside of Torrey, but have not been to the Thousand Lake Mountains. We have been to Fish Lake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
You were north of Hwy 24 and the Notom-Bullfrog road is south of Hwy 24 just at the east end across from the Capitol Reef National Park sign.
Utahtea
I didn't know about Tarantula Mesa but it looks like it's between the Notom-Bullfrog road and the Henry Mountains...so you were heading in the right direction!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Utahtea
Some random scenery in an area that I'm very fond of:
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Where am I?
Name this road:
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Rick
Looks like Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park. Mountains look like those in Glacier, and "where does the road GO" would be a hint, maybe?
Donna
That was my first thought too, but looking at my pictures I don't see any of that scenery.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonnaR57
All the scenery looks SO familiar so I've probably been, I just can't put my finger on it.
So...are we still in the USA?
Are we in Canada?
Utahtea
Let's just say I wouldn't rule that out ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Utahtea
Rick
Apparently, you guys need a few more visual memory triggers, so I'll toss some out--but it's going to cost you! ;-)
Here's a closer look at one of those water falls:
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And here's a better look at that river:
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Notice anything unusual about the pools of water in the foreground (below)? (Psst! That's a clue!)
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Okay, here's where the charge come due! Because I'm making this so easy for you, in addition to "Where am I?" and Name this road, now you're going to have to: Name this glacier!
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And you're also going to have to Name this pretty little lake that is filled with melt water from the above referenced glacier.
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If you do all that, we can wrap this one up with a ribbon and a, you know--a whatchamacallit!
Rick
The second batch of pictures helped a lot. Give me some time...I think I have this narrowed down but don't have time to look at my old pictures till later!
Utahtea
My answers are in Blue!
Rick Quinn;Apparently, you guys need a few more visual memory triggers, so I'll toss some out--but it's going to cost you! ;-)
Here's a closer look at one of those water falls:
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Weeping Wall, Cirrus Mountain
And here's a better look at that river:
https://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog...s/DSC_9603.jpg
Notice anything unusual about the pools of water in the foreground (below)? (Psst! That's a clue!)
https://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog...s/DSC_9613.jpg
Okay, here's where the charge come due! Because I'm making this so easy for you, in addition to "Where am I?" and Name this road, now you're going to have to: Name this glacier!
This is where I was able to recognize where I was from my pictures. I didn't need the hints but it did seal the deal!
Bow Glacier & Bow Falls, Banff National Park, Alberta Canada and you were traveling on the Icefield Parkway Hwy 93 towards the Columbia Icefields.
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And you're also going to have to Name this pretty little lake that is filled with melt water from the above referenced glacier.
https://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog...s/DSC_9683.jpg
If you do all that, we can wrap this one up with a ribbon and a, you know--a whatchamacallit!
Bow Lake
We visited Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks back in 1996 & 1999. I knew I recognized the area! We didn't have as nice of weather as you did and I only had an old 35mm camera. Most of my pictures are not worth scanning but they are labeled! I love the Canadian Rockies and would love to go back again.
Utahtea
Would you believe me if I told you this was actually in some secret corner of Idaho? No? Well, okay then! This is indeed (and of course) the Icefields Parkway, and you are absolutely correct in everything you said, save one small detail: I was actually traveling south, headed from Jasper to Banff (on my way home from Alaska).
Back in my college days (a mere 50 years ago), I hitch-hiked from San Francisco to New York by way of Alberta (long story). I saw Banff for the first time out the back window of the VW bus that gave me my best free ride ever, from the outskirts of Vancouver all the way to Beloit Wisconsin. It was late fall and already snowing, and of course we had no time for sightseeing, but the scenery that stuck in my memory was heartbreakingly beautiful. I swore to return one day, but it took quite a few years before I finally checked it off my bucket list. The whole area is just amazing, and I'd go again on a moment's notice.
I wrote about it fairly recently in my blog, a post titled Six off One (Half a Dozen Spectacular!), referring to the six Canadian National Parks that are grouped together just off Canada Highway One. I put in some good information for planning a Road Trip, along with a TON of photos!
Rick
NOPE! ;) I was pretty sure from the first set of pictures I was in Canada but wasn't sure if it was Jasper or Banff....it has been a long time since we've been there. I needed those second set of pictures to narrow it down. Speaking of pictures I followed your link and your pictures are breathtaking! Thanks for sharing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick Quinn
So were are we off to next?
Utahtea
Let's do another town! This one has been a favorite of mine as far back as I can remember. Getting to it, there's a hill involved:Quote:
Originally Posted by Utahtea
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And there's a nice view from the top; maybe a little junky?
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Then again, the town is a little junky!
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Although it does have a swell hotel:
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For anybody who has been there, this one will be a piece of cake. (Everybody else? Good luck!)
Okay: Where am I?
And for extra points: What's the real name of that hotel?
Rick
I've been up this road several times!
Mark
You went to a lot of trouble changing the name of the Hotel so I'm not going to give it away but will give clues!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick Quinn
We were up that road once back in 1985. It was part of day tour of Tuzigoot National Monument & Montezuma Castle National Monument with our young sons so we didn't spend a lot of time in this historic cooper mining town. I do know that the sign to the city back then was at Mile Marker 346, elevation is 5246 and it was founded in 1876 - all this is according to my picture of the sign. I didn't take any pictures of the town. We didn't really start spending time in old towns until after the boys stopped traveling with us. I can tell you the name of the Hotel contains all the same letters. You just rearranged three of the letters....very clever!
Utahtea....I'm off to watch that TV series with John Goodman....the one after the name change.