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In the middle of a laptop switch, which includes going from XP to W7... and I've lost track of my Dreamweaver settings so I'm not able to upload new photos. That said, here's one up moved up a while back but never used.
Where is this, and what are all these people doing?
http://donandlindacasey.com/images/MysteryGathering.jpg
Photo: Don Casey
... so here's another one to chew on; where is this?
http://donandlindacasey.com/images/MysteryTower.jpg
Photo: Don Casey
A rock-n-roll concert someplace -- except for the trees, it could almost be a return to Woodstock and that looks like one of The great lakes lighthouses.... but... I know, nothing is that easy....
Mark
#1 - not a concert per se, but there WILL be music as part of this part of the greater event (but that is only ancillary to the event). And there IS a connection with Woodstock; the name of this part of the greater event plays off the name Woodstock.
#2 - yes, a lighthouse, but nowhere near the Great Lakes.
It won't help, so I'll mention I took the first photo several years ago, and the second photo last week.
Don, that was a helpful clue!
Concert venue photo was probably taken at the Speedway Meadows -- which is part of Golden Gate Park. WestFest held a 40th anniversary party/art event/musical tribute last year. Here are some photos....
But I don't know which year you attended...
...and yeah, the rest of the clue isn't much help -- I've no idea where you were last week!
Mark
I'm familiar with most, if not all, of the lighthouses in California and Oregon, and I don't remember any of them looking like your photo. The beach sand looks whitish -- so maybe this could Texas?
A slightly more useful hint might be helpful here!
Mark
#1: it IS in Golden Gate Park, but not Speedway Meadow. This is the end of an annual event that has been going on for decades, and involves tens of thousands of participants. It is an "only in San Francisco" kind of event.
#2: not Texas, but definitely south; look south of the 28th parallel. And the location is famed for something unique that involves the beaches.
also... as I hinted above, while there will be music, this is not really a concert event; more like a mini-concert at the end of an event.
How about the San Francisco marathon or "Bay to Breakers" race?
Yep; this is the scene at "Footstock", the gathering in the Polo Field at the end of a Bay to Breakers race.
The B2B is an annual 12K held in San Francisco in May. Generally fields 75,000 or so walkers, runners, streakers and Elvis impersonators. There's a costume contest held along the way, and a good time is had by all (or most).
Some of the more "only in SF" aspects of this:
1) The crowd at the start is so large that by the time the last folk reach the starting line, the winners have already finished (and generally are Kenyans).
2) "Centipedes". A group of runners roped together. Some are competitive, some are just for fun. There is a prize for the first centipede to cross the finish line. For years UC Davis students/alumns sponsered a centipede which prided itself on beating the first female finisher. At long last that streak was broken. There are specific rules as to how many runners and how lashed togther they have to be. Traditionally, the first runner in a 'pede wears a set of antennae.
3) Nude runners. Not officially sanctioned, but rarely arrested.
4) The Salmon. A group of runners dressed as salmon, who run the race from finish to start (as in salmon swimming upstream). I usually hit them somewhere around mile two. Considering this is a 7.5 mile race, you can see how slow I am.
5) The costumes. Anything and everything. Some topical, others just plain weird. Always a group of Elvis impersonators in a group. Dumbest thing I ever saw was a guy dressed as an alligator, stomach down on a skateboard trying to push himself the entire 12K. People kept stepping on/tripping over him.
6) Booze on wheels. Being cracked down on, but on the course there have been things such as an entire rolling Tiki bar, to frat boys pushing kegs of beer in a shopping carts.
Footstock has food, beer (although much more controlled than a decade ago; you're fenced into a small compound now), and about a gazillion porta-potties. There usually is a band or bands.
I've missed the last several races.
As for the other one; right state, wrong location.
I'll give you what may be a misleading clue: that bright thing in the picture is not the light, it's the SETTING sun. So I'm standing roughly East of the lighthouse, on the beach, with the water at my back.
Well, I enjoyed that little SF interlude.
Back on the forum -- I've managed to break all of our mapping code and if you've looked around you may well see busted pages.
I can get the mapping code to work perfectly on our development site -- but it keeps breaking on the main forum and so I have to go back and pound my head a while....
Mark
Anyway; for others or if/when you get back to the remaining open item....
Anclote Key is too far north, light in question is south of 28, north of 25.
In looking at the stats for Anclote and the construction, this light could be a sister... very similar construction, height and dates (within 10 years).
Other than that I haven't found any firm tie between the two.
Other key clues: beach. The beaches are part of the draw to this location, for a very particular reason.
Adding the shot back in as we've gone to a new page:
http://donandlindacasey.com/images/MysteryTower.jpg
Photo: Don Casey
P.S. Looks like my 10 days off came right in the middle of a major site uplift; nice job and sorry I missed most of the 'fun'.
I do believe that's the Sanibel Island lighthouse.
Sanibel Island, a barrier island off the coast of Ft. Myers, in the Gulf of Mexico. Along with its sister island to the north, Captiva, is a sheller's paradise.
Due to prevailing currents and wind, and the configuration of the sea bottom, thousands of shells wash up on the beaches in this area with every tide.
Here's a look at one particularly shell-stocked portion of the beach:
http://donandlindacasey.com/images/SanibelShells.jpg
Photo: Don Casey
And Don, thanks for the nice geo-puzzles -- You and Twilight have outdone yourselves! Now, we need more...
Mark
One of these locations is appropriate for this thread, the other is not. Identify the one that is, and where it is. For extra credit, tell me why the other location isn't kosher (for this game).
Location one:
http://donandlindacasey.com/images/M...IslamicOne.jpg
Photo: Don Casey
Location two:
http://donandlindacasey.com/images/M...IslamicTwo.jpg
Photo: Don Casey
I think #2 is either in Saudi Arabia or Kuait...
Don,
I don't even know where to start on your two geo-puzzles... So, for a easier one...(for an interlude)...
http://living-las-vegas.com/wp-conte...sEye-MS-29.jpg
(Photo by Mark Sedenquist)
Where is this? When was it built?
Yep; you've identified the one that isn't in North America. Specifically, this is a mosque adjacent to the Khan al-Khalili marketplace in Islamic Cairo. Here's the spice store across the street:
http://donandlindacasey.com/images/CairoSpiceShop.jpg
Photo: Don Casey
This shot was taken by only rotating my body to the right and pointing down... it literally is right across the street.
Now: back to the rest of the puzzle. The first shot was taken inside a famous tourist attraction. If I were to rotate to the left, I would be able to take a picture of another shop (but not a spice shop).
Would photo #1 be located in an amusement park and be associated with Disney?
That would be yes.
Here's Linda trying on a fez on the streets of Morroco, EPCOT.
http://donandlindacasey.com/images/EpcotMoroco.jpg
Photo: Don Casey
You can see that as well as wearing the traditional fez, she is holding the traditional white plastic Disney raincoat.
Where else can you have beer in England, wine in France, carry that wine to Morocco (look closely at photo), beer (with lunch) in Germany, and tequila in Mexico: all in the space of 3-4 hours?
Yep, I figured as much -- I think you're having too much fun these days!
Mark
Poniatowski, WI. Center of Western hemisphere
Rugby, ND is center of North America
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Mark Sedenquist: I think you're responding to an earlier puzzle -- and I guess technically, this is the Center of the Northern Half of the Western Hemisphere... -- the link to the original puzzle can be found here...
-- Thanks for joining us!
I assume this one is still active (moving to new page)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Well; with the mountains and the palm trees I can discard Florida (no mountains) and suggest this is in the Southwest?
Hmmmmm. Lake Sahara; private development in Las Vegas perhaps?
Yep, it's in the city of Las Vegas! Doesn't just blow your mind? It did mine the first time I saw it. The locals only know this as "The Lakes" -- So I was pretty shocked to see that Google Maps (below) called it Lake Sahara!
Do you know the answers to the other questions?
Mark
It's always a good sign when the Administrator can't post things like maps...but a brand new member can...
I'm staying out of this, except to say "No, I have no further information".
This is in the town of Rietbrock, Marathon county, WI. Halfway between the north pole and the equator!
Not sure why things have ground to a halt over the last few days but let's see if we can get things moving again.
So, anyone know where this prehistoric attraction lives?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2747/...59dc8dc1a4.jpg
A wild guess to keep things going along, is it Dinosaur World, Plant City, FL ?
Sorry Dave but, geographically speaking, you'd be hard pushed to be further off the mark within the Lower 48.Quote:
Originally Posted by Southwest Dave
The 23 dinosaurs that live here were all made by one man and the place has been open as a road side attraction since the early 1950s.
Where is this?
http://homepage.mac.com/erich_oettin...d_building.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2747/...59dc8dc1a4.jpg
(Photo by Peter Thody)
The first thing I thought of was something in the Queets rain forest in Washington -- but it wasn't there -- but I did find the reference and a confirming photo on the Roadside America site. This rather amazing garden is located in Port Arthur, Oregon. Read this field report!Quote:
Originally Posted by vambo25
Peter, nice work with the new puzzle!
Mark
Software is acting peculiar today -- but what a gorgeous photo -- Kestrel! It has the distinction of starting the 11th such puzzle feature on this site -- and can be seen here....
* SW USA -- and can just barely remember seeing something like this -- but I don't remember where....
Mark
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