Believe it or not, this is a trail.
Where does it go?
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Believe it or not, this is a trail.
Where does it go?
I am going to bow out of this one too -- I know Craig's been here too.
Mark
Is that Capitol Reef?
Since I technically haven't really been here yet I am going to name it anyway. I can never quite remember what this section of the trail is called -- But it is on the Angels Trail in Zion NP -- It is extremely easy to fall here -- it really is as nuts as it looks like in the photo.
I'm pretty sure that UKCraig has hiked this?
Mark
Close enough. It's the Angel's Landing trail in Zion National Park. From the top it's 1,400 ft of almost vertical drop on three sides.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
{Oh, phish, I knew that... I must be tired -- Yeah, have you ever been there in the summer with the lighting storms lighting up the area -- the only way to safely cross those sketchy sections is by hanging onto the steel cables.. and that always seemed wrong to me with lightning hitting the ridges....) But it is an awesome trail -- the only one I like better is this one....}
Where is this?
The easy guess would be Mesa Verde -- but the topography is wrong.... Lovely photo though!
Mark
Good guess, but it's not Mesa Verde.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Looks like some of the ruins at Hovenweep National Monument? I researched going but never made it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kestrel
Many, many trippers will have seen at least one of these trees on their travels.
Make my day - where is this lonely looking tree.
http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/s...sphoto/412.jpg
This place (nearby community) is named after an early postmistress.
Of added interest, maybe to some, my wife was told by a local that the location under this tree was used as a setting by Elvis for one of his songs /films. However, not be able to find any evidence to support this.
http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/s...sphoto/114.jpg
Top one is the Lone Cypress on the 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach.
Yes, the photo is from Hovenweep National Monument.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eris
The first tree is near Carmel, California on the Monterey Bay. Beautiful photos!
(urg: I stand corrected -- it is on the Pebble Beach drive....)
Mark
Yes the first tree is the Lone Cypress Tree near Carmel.
It is the official symbol of Pebble Beach (golf course, gated community etc) on 17 Mile Drive. Looking at the real estate around there would say you need serious money to take up residence.
Hence my corny reference to Clint Eastwood, a past mayor of Carmel.
There is still pic 2
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eris
Where is this?
Sedona is the tree location.
Named after Sedona Miller Schnebly the wife of the city's first postmaster.
To the east of Sedona is Schnebly Hill Road, a roughish dirt road, which gives access to beautiful panorama views of the red rocks and countryside from the rim at the top of the road where this tree is situated.
If you don’t have a suitable vehicle ( high clearance) then there is the option of a number of jeep trips.
Wonderful scenery.
{Excellent job -- I've never seen that spot --- Mark}
The river sorta throws me, but it looks a little like the Colorado Monument in Colorado.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kestrel
Mark
I dunno, Mark, the Colorado NM "drive through" I did some 15 years ago had the River well away from the bluffs, etc. Seems as though the river lies well north of the bluffs, across the irrigated orchard- and vinyard-dotted floodplain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
I'm going with the Missouri Breaks in Montana for the photo. Never been there, but the rocks look correct.
Foy
The rocks in the Missouri Breaks were formed during the Cretaceous era. the The cliffs in the photo are in far older sandstone from the Pennsylvanian era.Quote:
Originally Posted by Foy
Colorado National Monument does not have rocks from the Pennsylvanian era. Or a river as you pointed out earlier.
Most people associate this place with the Jurassic era.
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Originally Posted by Kestrel
I haven't tried to look up the stratigraphic section for NW Colorado-NE Utah, but the thinly-veiled hint regarding "Jurassic" leads me to guess it's the Dinosaur National Monument (Nat Park?), which I think makes the river the Yampa, or is it the Green? I'm eating lunch with one hand and typing with the other, while clients wait for me up front, so I can't do any of my own homework at the moment.
Funny, both AZBuck and myself, present and former professional geologists, respectively, did a "drive by" under Kestrel's bio in order to find out just who this new geologist in the forum might be.
Cool stuff, Kestrel. I like it.
Foy
Yes, it's the Canyon of the Yampa in the Colorado part of Dinosaur National Monument. To get a sense of scale, it helps to know the trees along the river are cottonwoods.Quote:
Originally Posted by Foy
I am a retired engineer, not a geologist. Most of what I know about geology comes from reading the Roadside Geology books during road trips. Knowing what the layers are makes the scenery even more interesting.
When Mark commented that the rock looked like Colorado National Monument, I just had to look it up and find out.
Where is this?
Hmmmm, I nearly failed Geology 101 at UC Berkeley-- the mapping requirements nearly drove me to drink, but I've harbored a barely-concealed love of Geology ever since. My brother is former geologist and can regale car trip companions at some length about various strata and such on mountain roads. I, myself, have a serious collection of road cut photos and if we really want to get technical, I am pretty sure I can find some photos that will stump most professional-and-otherwise geologists....but... I digress....
I've seen that railroad siding someplace.... hmmmm. The shape of the mountain is not entirely correct... but could it be Ouray, Colorado? Or maybe Ridgway, Colorado?
Mark
I'm thinking farther north, either Kicking Horse Pass between Alberta and British Columbia, or a little farther west of there in Field, BC. But like Mark, I sure think I've been there.
AZBuck
My friend Tony had a father that would spend hours at an interesting road cut. Tony made sure he packed several good books whenever he took a road trip with his dad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
The tracks that used to go to Ouray have been gone for decades. And I suspect the same is true of Ridgeway. This photo is from 2006.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
You may indeed have been there, but it's not in BC or Alberta.Quote:
Originally Posted by AZBuck
ETA: Take a closer look at the tracks.
I was going on the assumption that those were narrow gauge tracks -- but now, I'm not so sure... But since you've mentioned them.... hmmmm I wonder. I'll ask one of my foamer friends....Quote:
ETA: Take a closer look at the tracks.
Mark
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Given the very high elevation (as timberline is around 11,000' in the central Rockies, well south of BC and Alberta), the narrow gauge railroad, and the regal peak (Presidential in appearance), I'm going to say Iron City, CO, along the narrow gauge railway between St Elmo and Pitkin, CO. The railway passes through the famous Alpine Tunnel beneath Altman Pass (renamed Alpine Pass after the tunnel was built). The elevation of the tunnel is around 11,000'.
Foy
I'm pretty sure I've been to Iron City (but I could be confused) but I don't remember a train station there. But it was very interesting to learn about that high altitude train tunnel. But I thought all of the tracks had been removed from that rail line. I know the tunnel collapsed a few years ago.
Mark
You can drive to the town where the photo was taken, but we didn't get there by car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
OK, OK, now I need to figure this out... I'm guessing it is one of the Colorado narrow gauge railroads..... This isn't Silverton is it? I've seen this view -- but...
Mark
.......and Mark, he must be doing the same to you. Rather than pick the entire Denver & Rio Grande, I'm saying Elk Park Station, CO, near the Silverton end of the Durango to Silverton railroad, at an elevation of 8,300', and being a regular stop on the narrow gauge line. My logic is the tracks are clearly in regular use, nearby peaks are well above timberline, and the station area itself appears to be fairly close to timberline.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
And, I thought of that rail line before seeing Mark's post within which he boldly pondered the entire line.......Honest.
Nice stuff, Kestrel. Now I've GOT to get back to work.
Foy
Changing pace from geology, and throwing in some gratuitous roadside fun.
This one should be easy:
That peak in the background is what is selling me on Silverton. There are some buildings missing from Silverton -- I can't remember when I was there last -- but I've been studying Corbis photos of the surrounding mountains and the layout of the highway behind the station makes me think that this could be Silverton.... (But I agree, this is a vexing photo).Quote:
Originally Posted by Foy
Mark
Michael,
Yes, thanks we needed an easier one....
Now, I REALLY have to go back to work!
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/...er-300x189.jpg Is this a ghost convention or what? and Where?
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Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
......at the Burning Man gathering, Gerlach, NV.
Foy
Foy, Nope not at Gerlach -- The playa lacks that much vegetation...Quote:
Originally Posted by Foy
How goes the tax prep business? I wonder if our CPA has forgotten us this year....
You are correct, the photo is of Silverton, Colorado. The building is along the rail line just before the end of the line where passengers are dropped off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
There used to be a Quonset Hut just to the east of that building and had that been in the frame I would've recognized long before this.
But that peak is pretty distinctive....
Good one!
Mark