It sure looks like passengers on a train -- Is that the Dulles airport control tower?
I know I've seen this shape...
Mark
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It sure looks like passengers on a train -- Is that the Dulles airport control tower?
I know I've seen this shape...
Mark
It IS the Dulles control tower.
Those ARE reflections of fellow passengers in the window, but we're not on a train.
The gates at Dulles are not connected physically connected to the central terminal, so they have these combination elevator/buses that transport you from point A to point B.
You board at concourse height, they close the doors, the bus squats down to street level, drives you to the terminal, rises up to concourse level, and you exit.
Freakiest darn system I've ever seen.
That does sound like an intense transport system. I don't remember that part when I was there last -- but I was severely tired...
Where are you headed to next?
mark
I could tell you, but that would make the next photo or two (coming tomorrow) too easy to guess...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
This location is in a reasonable proximity to a well-known Tiki Bar with real mermaids....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
The real-life mermaids do their thing year round at the Sip-n-Dip Lounge, (which is less than a mile from the mystery location above), made even more famous by an April, 2003 article in the GQ Magazine...
Mark
Given your user id, would that be the Robert Lepage's Moulin à Image?
Exactly, although I wasn't living in Quebec City when I took those photos. Those shots are from last year, I haven't been to this year's edition yet, I guess I should hurry up, it's ending in 2 weeks or so. Have you seen it?:)
The building was built in 1896 and is constructed of native sandstone blocks....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Sadly, no. I wanted to see it and, while in Québec City, watch Cirque du Soleil's free show, but didn't get the chance this summer.
****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...
I don't want to go over the other puzzle but I'm trying something at my own puzzle.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/...6a035c644f.jpg
Where is this, and what is it known for?
Never been to this, so just a shot in the dark: Capilano Narrows suspension bridge?
Latest challenge from the Great Casey Road Hybrid Road Trip of 2009:
Where is this? For clues go here:
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...ue-9-13-09.jpg
Photo: Don Casey
Great Falls, MT
and I have no idea why somebody would do that to a Karman Ghia!
That is Hotel State College in State College PA.
But you are correct! The mermaid show at the Sip 'N Dip is quite good -- all the more amazing that they do it -- year-round!Quote:
Originally Posted by CalOldBlue
Mark
"The Corner Room" restaurant on the ground floor, directly across from the entrance to Penn State University in State College, PA.
The other clues/info: we stayed in Huntingdon, PA: home to Juniata College. The trains belching diesel are hauling Appalachian coal, and the Appalachians are why all the roads, rivers and railroads run parallel (in the valleys between the ridges).
This bridge is in the Guinness Book of Record. I'll let you find why.
Could you share what part of the continent we should be thinking about here?
Mark
...still in North America though and, in fact, pretty close to the customs.
Also easily doable (round trip) in a day drive from my house (see location).
Immediately, I thought of somewhere in New Brunswick.... and found this -- I've not seen it myself yet though...
Bridge Name: Big Salmon River
Structure Type:Cable Suspension Footbridge
County:St. John
Year Built:1974
Total Length:83.82m
Walkway Width:1.55m
Number of Spans:1
Located on Big Salmon River on the Fundy Trail, 17 km east of the Village of St. Martins.
Mark
But that's not it.
Right Country (of course!), wrong province.
The Structure type is good too.
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...tery-09-13.jpg
When I saw this photo, I was sure I was on the right track!
OK.... still looking....
This one is in BC -- which is too far away for the first clue... but what a view!
OK... another place I've not been yet.... How about St. Anne's Gorge here...
Unfortunately, none of these bridges seem to be in the Guiness book -- so, I'm still stumped
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art in Great Falls, Montana. Love the car.
Re-capping the clues:
Clue #1: This bridge is in the Guinness Book of Record. I'll let you find why.
Clue #2: Not in the USA, but...still in North America though and, in fact, pretty close to the customs.
Also easily doable (round trip) in a day drive from my house (see location).
Clue #3: The City in which this bridge is located is known for it's Ice Cream factory.
And because that clue might only appeal to Quebec Gen...
Clue #4: That city gets 10% of it's electricity from dams on the river below that bridge. Even tough 3 of those damns are located accross the border, the city still maintain them.
Boy, this is a GREAT puzzle -- Now, I am really curious...
I found another in Ontario -- it even has a wood deck and it's supposed to be the longest one in Canada -- but it doesn't look like your photo.... You gotta look at the photos on that page -- that would give ANYONE a thrill to walk across!
Wait a second.... Clue #3 -- this bridge is INSIDE a city?
There is a suspension bridge with a similar architecture to your mystery photo in the Niagara Escarpment and it's supposed to be the longest suspension bridge in Ontario. The nearest town would be Collingwood, but I couldn't identify a specific ice cream company based here.
Am I getting warmer?
Mark
You're actually getting colder. I live near Montreal so a round trip to Niagara in a day sounds pretty rough to me ;)
The Record I'm talking about is according to a sign posted near the bridge, tried looking on the web for anything official, didn't get anything. Didn't get anything against it though. It's shorter than the bridge you posted, guess it falls down to the bridge type.
The bridge is in a little park but yes, that park is located in the town itself.
Here are two other shots, in case that helps a little.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2577/...5065a98941.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3459/...b3ed81964c.jpg
And Clue #5: The town name means "river of the land of pine trees" in Abenaki's language, the town first inhabitants.
Coaticook, Quebec is supposed to have the "world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge" at over 169 meters. It spans the Coaticook Gorge (Gorge de Coaticook).
By golly, here's another photo...
And then this must be the ice cream company?
Whew!
Mark
go here for clues
What is the name of this place? What region is it in? Why is the region a tourist attraction?
http://www.takeyourparents.com/user_...101?1253024217
Photo: Don Casey
Might this be Harmony, PA, where the Harmony Society, or Rappites, estabilshed a colony in Butler County, PA?
While considered similar to the better-known Shakers to some extent, the Harmony Society practiced celibacy. Presence of the "women's dorm" leads me to believe you visited Harmony.
Foy
Not Harmony, but yes celibate.
CORRECTION: I just looked it up, this particular setting was built in the 1730s, earlier than I had thought.
You may want to use the other clues to hone down the locale....
How about an easy one for a change?
What is this building and where is it located?
http://inlinethumb07.webshots.com/69...600x600Q85.jpg
Picture by: Jerry Kendrick
Jayree.
Dang! I didn't see the picture until today, I would've known in an instant. Of course it's the Gorges de Coaticook! Actually, I was in Coaticook just a few weeks ago. The Coaticook maple crunch ice cream is unbeatable;-)
Quote:
Originally Posted by js_cooldude
I confess, I had never heard of this sect before this trip; suggest you start by going to the clues and figure out the region, then hit google.Quote:
Originally Posted by CalOldBlue
P.S. (Not that this will be helpful) You can see in the shot of the fabric shop the start of the cornfield in the earlier shot. Where does one find a tourist area that includes elements of farming, fabric arts, slow lifestyle, and religious sects within a days drive (or less) of Huntingon, PA?
... back on the other thread: here
Might that be Old Bedford Village?
Nope; we'd wandered farther afield than that (but you're in the right state). Hitch up your buggy and head east.
I think I have it now - is that the Ephrata Cloister?
Jayree - is that the Kercher Cabin? (Miamisburg OH)