I really didn't think anyone would get this one that fast!
Mark
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I really didn't think anyone would get this one that fast!
Mark
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-mark-133.jpg
(Photo by Dan Sedenquist)
Where is this?
Hard to believe right now, but I was standing on it a month ago ! Quite something when a rig crosses it and the whole thing moves about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
I'm going to guess it's somewhere north of Half Moon Bay, at Pillar Point, because it's Maverick's time (not this weekend as voted by the surfers, but the waves are high regardless.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
It is on the Pacific Coast -- but it's SOUTH of Half Moon Bay,
Clue #2 -- There was a special surfing event happening in the general locale this week...
Mark
You are probably referring to the Cold Water Classic held in Santa Cruz.
OK, Yep, that's the surfer event -- so what's the location of that photo... (and this is the tricky part....)
Mark
Ooops forgot I'd posted that photo. Yes, of course, it's that little bit of Denmark (haha yeah, right!) in the middle of California... SolvangQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Yep, Solvang it is.
OK, I think the actual location of my puzzle above may be too tough...
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-mark-133.jpg
(Photo by Dan Sedenquist)
The guy standing on the rock (above) is about to jump in the water known as Steamer Lane (30-foot faces that day) which is the stretch of surf on the other side of that rock outcropping and the photo in the Puzzle is actually showing the normally placid cove to the north - Those are boogieboarders, (not surfers) in the surf -- and they are only about 15 feet from the rocks!
Here's a couple more of shots that Dan snagged during this epic day of waves in Steamer Lane:
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...mer-Lane-1.jpg
(Photo by Dan Sedenquist)
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...mer-Lane-3.jpg
(Photo by Dan Sedenquist)
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...mer-Lane-2.jpg
(Photo by Dan Sedenquist)
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...y-mark-134.jpg
(Photo by Megan Edwards)
Where is this?
What is this?
Mark
Wow, I love those surf shots ! They are mighty big rollers hitting the shore, you certainly wouldn't want one of those waves to pummel you into those rocks !
I can almost hear them crashing ashore !
Look at the daily or more more-or-less daily shots taken at Mavericks break just up the coast... Here's the link to the current photo gallery. Now, those are some steep chunks of water! It's not an entirely intuitive site for looking at photos, but when that first image loads (see above) click on the image and then you'll see the navigation bars for seeing the other 10-12 photos of this page!
Mark
**********Here is the most astounding big wave photos I've ever seen taken in the 2010 contest -- and the field notes from Jay Watson make for a very compelling read as well!
Clue #1: What would fit in those openings?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Mark
... but why two 'doors'? That doesn't provide much protection against the elements. Hmmm. It also looks as if it's just been plonked there - the structure is built on what look like runners and it doesn't seem to sit comfortably on that base area.
I'd guess it's the former home of the dog(s) owned by someone famous. A presidential pooch maybe, or Elvis' hound dog?
Peter
This is a hard one Mark. I assume it is a chicken coop... and it is dutch inspired from the gingerbread trim... but I can't seem to locate any information on it. My Google skills have been stumped.
Hmmm, neither Google nor Bing Images has a photo of this?
Clue #2: When Megan was a child, she used to squeeze inside this and check it out.
It is a dog house and it did used to sit here permanently -- the current owners put the skid under it to make it easier to maintain. That's actually a concrete base to keep the wood from rotting away.
Mark
This photo should give you a few more clues as to where this might be...
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...s-Answer-1.jpg
(photo by Megan Edwards)
And usually by the 3rd clue, we provide some geographic positioning clues -- so this location is found in California...
For GLC: "look at the dirt" for Everyone else -- look at the trees....
Mark
Found it, although I would not describe that doghouse as "Victorian." as described on the LA Arboretum/Botanic Gardens website. It's the Coach Barn building on said grounds.
Yes, that's correct -- That larger building is the Coach Barn, where "Lucky Baldwin" kept some of his race horses. But the answer to the puzzle is that it is the dog house next to the coach barn!
here's the entry sign for the park:
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...s-Answer-2.jpg
(photo by Megan Edwards)
And this is a companion building to the "Da Plane, Da Plane" puzzle from the other day!
Mark
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2717/...8b508db5b0.jpg
Where, and what is the relevance of this spot.
Well, let's see that's a boat, so that's on a river,Quote:
Originally Posted by Twilight
Those are plants from the "dark side" Tamarisk (I don't believe this nonsense)
That bowl looks like it should have a waterfall in it (and there is none)....
Hmmmm
Mark
......that being a river, I mean.
Roger the boat, the tamarisk, and the waterfall (or perhaps a rincon--check out the dictionary on that topographic feature of the desert Southwest--they're way cool to see).
Anyway, the pontoon boat isn't what you'd find on the Colorado River. The picture is likely from either Lake Meade or Lake Powell. The juxtaposition of the dry waterfall right above lake level says it's on a tributary of the main lake channel. I'll take a semi-SWAG and say it's Lake Powell, and the tributary is the San Juan River. The dry stream/waterfall? Not a clue.
Road tripping to Virginia Beach early tomorrow am. Got my water wings strapped on.
Foy
Roger the ponton boat -- I wasn't thinking of a rushing river -- yeah, it is more likely to be gorge-filled-river-lakey-place.
And yes, that late-arriving tropical depression will require the water wings, an umbrella and rubber ducky boots in Virginia!
Mark
It sounded like a good guess, but it is not Lake Powell or Lake Meade,
You're right. A slow-moving nor'easter prevents low tide from occurring--the winds keep the flow from exiting the Bay, while accentuating the high by "pushing" it in all the faster. They're now in the middle of the 4th successive high tide since the "blow" started and there'll be at least one or two more before it abates. Since there's no "low", the water keeps rising. The last event just like this was the infamous Ash Wednesday Storm--in 1962! Water levels expected on the present high tide and that for dawn tomorrow are within a couple of feet of those from Ash Wednesday. We don't have much in the way of earthquakes and brushfires on the Right Coast, but look out for the tornadoes, hurricanes, and nor'easters!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Foy
I got caught in one back in 1995 that kept us "locked down" in a truck stop parking lot for 48 hours -- the roads effectively were underwater and conditions were pretty darn wet. Wow, 4th successive high tide? Yeah, that's like a slow-motion tsunami....Quote:
Originally Posted by Foy
Have fun!
Mark
It could be the shallow parts of the Colorado up by Moab -- but I've seen this view someplace.... Looking through the dusty,spider web-encrusted parts of my memory banks now....Quote:
Originally Posted by Twilight
Mark
Looks familiar to me too... but I would have guessed at Australia rather than N America! :s
Yes, you are in the right areaQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
It can't be the Green River because the canyon walls are too low....
It could be near the confluence of the Colorado and the Green -- and would explain why it looks familiar --since I've been there a couple of times.
I'm going to guess that this is the high water mark for the upper reaches of the Glen Canyon -- but that would be Lake Powell and you've already ruled that one out?
Wait, it could be the San Juan River -- I gotta go look at my photo archives....
Mark
Is this the trail head for....the Lower Butler Wash petroglyph panel on the San Juan River?
Or I guess it could be the pull-in spot for the River House, which is one of the largest, most famous, and most well-visited Anasazi ruins along the river -- but the beach looks all wrong for that place....
This is not a trail head, nor, to my knowledge, is this an Anasazi site.
Am I getting warmer for the location?
Mark
It's not the San Juan. I'll echo what I said before and tell you that you had the right area, AKA, it's the Colorado.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
OK, so it's the Colorado.... and it has to be where its calm enough to accomodate a pontoon boat. The Delores River drops a lot of water into the channel -- so that's possible...., but there must be some significance to the rest of your clue.....
hmmm
looking
Mark
I'm officially stumped -- I don't know the area well enough to charge ahead without more direction....
Mark
This really looks like the downstream take-out coming out of Cataract Canyon -- which is the last place that a pontoon boat can tie up. So, it is the farthest north section of Lake Powell -- beyond that.... I need a clue or two.
Mark
OK, I'll throw a clue out
The unique properties of this spot is why it's notable, and is what brings it's main annual visitors.
Well, that would seem to rule out a hot spring, perhaps some kind of critter is hatched born here each year?
hmmm
According to the neighbors, we're dry but surrounded by the Bay. ETD 1000 hrs 13 Nov w/ 2 gensets, fuel, chain saws, and associated gear. You can't keep a deisel-fueled Redneck down.More later,Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Foy