"Where in North America?" -- Section II

The photo of the mountain goats was taken in Colorado.

Somewhere along the Mt Evans highway or maybe Independence Pass near Aspen. I really didn't know that one could ever seen these mountain goats as far south as Colorado.

Mark

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Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist

Somewhere along the Mt Evans highway or maybe Independence Pass near Aspen. I really didn't know that one could ever seen these mountain goats as far south as Colorado.

Mark

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You guessed it. Of those two, only the Mount Evans Highway has an observatory dome on top. I have seen mountain goats, bighorn sheep, elk and deer during one trip up to the top.

Watching a sunset from the top is great.
http://homepage.mac.com/erich_oettin...ans_sunset.jpg

It's paved all the way, but some folks are disturbed by the lack of guard rails.
http://homepage.mac.com/erich_oettin...ns_highway.jpg

A few years ago I made the mistake of staying on top way too long. Had to drive down on black ice in pea soup fog.

Wow, thanks for sharing that with us. I love that view. It reminds me of the Pikes Peak road -- (although that is graded dirt...)

Black ice in a fog.... Yeah, that makes my hands sweat, just thinking about the down grades....

Mark

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Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist

http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...steadman-1.jpg
(Photo by Ted Allan Steadman)
Where would you need to be sitting to see this view?

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The easy answer is sitting in a boat, but you probably want something a bit more specific. :)

Heh, heh. Yes, technically that would be correct -- I will give a hint -- it's not in the lower 48.... but still in North America.

Mark

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Originally Posted by Kestrel

It's paved all the way, but some folks are disturbed by the lack of guard rails.
http://homepage.mac.com/erich_oettin...ns_highway.jpg

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This looks like an average mountain road in Mexico:)

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Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist

http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...steadman-1.jpg
(Photo by Ted Allan Steadman)

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OK -- time for a hint: It's a gorge in the Mexican state of Chiapas and nobody does much swimming in the river -- too many crocs...

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Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist

OK -- time for a hint: It's a gorge in the Mexican state of Chiapas and nobody does much swimming in the river -- too many crocs...

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I was wondering if it could be south of the border. The trees are wrong for Western Canada or Alaska and the gorge doesn't show signs of glacial activity. The cliffs look too high for anyplace in Eastern Canada.

Is it Cañón del Sumidero?

Ted Alan Steadman was in a boat on the Rio Grijalva somewhere in Cañón del Sumidero in Chiapas Mexico

At that point, those cliffs are ~ 2800 feet tall -- nearly vertical -- must be awesome to see.