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I was sorta guessing it was in Ohio and have been looking at various bridges, I'd noticed the railroad bed -- but it didn't look in use. A river runs nearby eh? In Ohio -- well, there can't be more than 500 such places.... in Ohio.
OK, OK, thanks for the clues --
mark
It is the support structure for I-271 in Boston, Ohio, in Cuyahoga National Park. In the background is the Ohio & Erie Towpath Trail. Directly South of this location is the I-80 bridge, which I also found somewhat interesting (though not as distinct as the I-271 supports):
http://roadtripamerica.com/forum/att...0&d=1245718623
Wow, that second image is gorgeous! You really didn't need to give it up so early, I was stumped, but I bet some of our other roadtripping brethren would've figured it out soon. Again, what a neat, neat, bridge!
Mark
Assuming you are not in a kayak.... Where would you see this?
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-Mark-079.jpg
(Photo by Gerald Thurman)
What? No Takers? OK, this image was taken west of the Rocky Mountains....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Dam (sic); I had just convinced myself this was some old mill site EAST of the Rockies.
This looks vaguely familiar, but I haven't placed it yet.
So just to eliminate... this isn't the Columbia, yes?
My first thought was somewhere in Maine, maybe along the Kennebec or Androscoggin Rivers. But west of the Rockies? Somewhere on the upper Columbia or one of its tributaries in the Spokane region? Perhaps Little Falls?
AZBuck
Oh good, I thought you had stopped playing...
Hint #2
It's certainly west of the Rockies and north of the Sierras and it is in the Columbia River drainage basin, but it's not the Columbia River. The river was designated as an American Heritage River in 1997.
Mark
Well, that would make it the Willamette, then. Oddly enough that's the only American Heritage River (besides the Hanalei in Hawaii) that drains into the Pacific. But I can't place the dam.
AZBuck
Willamette Falls, between West Linn on one side and Oregon City on the other.
I205 should be running halfway down that ridge on the far side of the river.
Yes, that is the Willamette Falls -- and it would be an intimidating sight if you were in a kayak!
Mark
OK, since the last one was west of the Mississippi River -- here's one that's east of the Mississippi River -- We all like to identify pretty buildings -- right? What is this building? What city is it located in?
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-Mark-080.jpg
(Photo by Gerald Thurman)
Interesting building, lots of unique detail...
Mansard roof, meander detail on cornices, upside-down stars and some shield or emblem of some sort on roofs.
None of it is helping me.
If the clock faces are to be believed (I make it to be around 1pm), the length of the shadows would indicate this place is pretty far north.
Hint #2:
OK, it's not as far north as Minneapolis, but it is north of Des Moines....And in the matter of "fair dealing" it has to deal with "lake effect" weather in the winter....And... oh yeah, it is a court house. But where is it?
mark
The location shares an affinity for the "motor city"
Emblems (check) but where do you see the upside-down stairs? Good catch on the clock!Quote:
Originally Posted by CalOldBlue
Mark
Okay - so you are telling us it's somewhere in Michigan, but not in Detroit? With lake effect, it would have to be in western MI.........just a wild guess - Grand Rapids?
At the peaks of the corner towers.
Oh, S-T-A-R-S. Not stairs. Yeah. OK.
Known:
It's a court house
It's in Michigan
It shares an affinity with Detroit
It's close enough to a great lake to feel lake-effect storms (maybe not the one you're thinking of)
It's actually eastern Michigan
The city's name has seven letters
It was first settled in 1818
The city was incorporated in 1861
GM is still the largest employer
Pontiac. And here I was pulling for Bowling Green.
Yep,
It's the Pontiac, Michigan Courthouse....oooops
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-Mark-080.jpg
(photo by Gerald Thurman)
OPERATOR ERROR, OPERATOR ERROR, OPERATOR ERROR,
Here's mud in the eye....(mine)
It's actually the Livingston County Courthouse in.... Pontiac, Illinois
Here's Gerald's original field report (with more photos).
Evidence of the truism... "A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing"....
Mark
Although not as gorgeous as the bridges that Mass Tim posted in Ohio, this one won an award a few years back for the "most beautiful steel bridge." Do you know the location? The name of the bridge and the year of the award?
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-Mark-081.jpg
(another photo by Gerald Thurman)
Neither of the two major bridges on CA1 (Bixby and Big Creek), as they're both concrete.
Vegetation looks classic chaparral, but a little on the dry side. Looks like manzanita in the foreground.
Feels like southern California, and possibly a bit inland but within 100 miles of the coast.
Warm?
You're going to love this...
As the crow flies it is both 200 and 400 miles from the coast.... so, it's not in Southern California. It is chaparral but that's not manazanita and you can still find postcards of the bridge dating from the mid-1940's in various collections....
Well, it feels like cheating as I've never heard of it but a search of "most beautiful steel bridge" eventually delivered me to a site focusing on Rocky Mountain Roads, where one photo suggests that this is the Pinto Creek bridge which carries US 60 over, yes, the Pinto Wash in Arizona. It was named the most beautiful steel bridge by the American Institute of Steel Construction 1949.
OK, where's this ...
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/forum...1&d=1246004498
Darnit! I was going to say Pinto Creek but it just didn't look quite right!
Yes, Vambo25 is correct and here is the historical marker:
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...-Mark-081a.jpg
(Photo by Gerald Thurman)
Hmmm, I would've guessed somewhere in Badlands NP in South Dakota, except I don't think mountain sheep are found that low in elevation. So, I am going to go with the salt lick found at the southern end of Glacier National Park in Montana...Quote:
Originally Posted by vambo25
Mark
Shoulda stuck with your first instinct. Badlands it is. Here's another one ...
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/forum...1&d=1246035681
"No clues here.jpg" -- Come on....
Looks like the Vatican.. Nope. Salt Lake City? This is gonna require some noodling upon.
Mark
Howza about the New Jersey State Capitol Building in Trenton, New Jersey?
Actually, I'm not positive about this -- one of the domes -- this one looks correct, but the rest of the facade is missing... But the architecture is similar, so am I getting warmer?
Nope... this isn't quite the right match. but the Federalism style is familiar -- where have i seen it???
Maybe on a building in Manhattan -- NYC? Am I any warmer yet?
Mark
... which means the answer's narrowed down to 50 possibilities. Actually, not NJ or NY so down to 48 (less whichever ones you know!) ...
CA, WA, OR, HI or NV.
It sorta does look like the Nevada capital building -- so it must be a similar architect....
Hmmmmm
My eyes are now crossed.... Been looking at a lot of photos of capital buildings.
But I think we have a "winner". In Des Moines, Iowa!
Good work Peter, -- that was a toughie!
Mark
Where is this? And why would we care?
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-Mark-082.jpg
(Photo by Gerald Thurman)
That's too easy - it's the Field of Dreams in spring before the corn gets tall.
Somewhere in Iowa?
Here's what IMDB says about it in their trivia section:
The studio built the baseball diamond on an actual farm in Dyersville, Iowa. After the filming was completed, the family owning the farm kept the field, and added a small hut where you could buy inexpensive souvenirs. As of 1990, visitors were free to come to the field and play baseball as they please.
After that brain puzzler thrown at us by Peter Thody, I thought we deserved an easier one...And that fact that it was also in Iowa, seemed fitting somehow. Here's more about the site. Gerald Thurman visited it and reports that, in fact, anyone can go out and play on it. It' s near Dyersville, Iowa.
Build it, And they will come... And they still do!
Mark
I have been there and have played on it.
It's interesting that a film succeeded in generating such a feeling and perception. I know of several who have gone there... and played catch or part of an actual game.
Mark