"Where in North America is this?" Section XI

This is the Eleventh section of a popular mind puzzle first brought to the membership by member Quebec Gen.

General Rules of the "Where in North America is this?" Game
1) Anyone can play -- just follow along and test your mettle about places found in North America.
2) You'll need to be a registered member of this Forum if you want to contribute your own photographs and/or participate in the discussion for each place.
3) You will need to have the ownership or usage rights to any photo that you post on this forum, as per the terms & conditions of Federal copyright law. If you post a photo that you do not own the rights to, Forum Management reserves the right to remove it. As a matter of practical use, we would expect that you would be posting only those photos that you or a close family member have taken.
4) Every photo of a mystery place needs to be unique in some way -- And there should be "visual clues" in the photo to enable us to solve where the mystery location is...

(Inactive -- you can look, but not enter new posts!)
Section I = 33 pages of places you might know
Section II = 28 more pages of places and some REALLY gorgeous photographs!
Section III = 28 more pages of places that might really stump you!
Section IV -- 15 more pages, with some very tricky clues
Section V -- 15 more pages of some very pretty and engaging places....
Section VI -- 15 more pages with more of those "very creative" clues that are nearly as vexing as the images....
Section VII -- Marked by some very clever clues and some VERY challenging puzzles spread over another 15 pages of places you might have seen in your travels in North America.
Section VIII, started on September 22nd with mystery puzzles from a dozen or more states and some new players have joined the merry band of geo-wizards...working on another fifteen pages of puzzles.
Section IX-- Some really beautiful and challenging puzzle mystery locations from all over North America found on another 15 pages.
Section X -- Spanning nearly four months of puzzles of North American locations on 16 more pages.
Section XI -- Started on March 14, 2010.
Section XII-- Started June 11, 2010 with 20 pages of new geo-puzzles from around North America

Section XIII-- Started July 29, 2014 is currently the Active Part of this Game/Contest

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Where is this?
http://homepage.mac.com/erich_oettin...d_building.jpg
(photo by Kestrel)

Could this be a part of the Anasazi settlements in Chaco Canyon in New Mexico?

Mark

It's been slightly over a year since we began this feature and I thought I'd share with you number of times your photos have been viewed in this format.... As you might remember, we've been breaking the puzzle into 15 to 16-page sections to ensure that the page format doesn't get too wide for many of our member's browsers, (although, now that formatting issue is not really a factor because we set the page widths, but...)

Section One, started on February 19, 2009 has been viewed 28,022 times and counting....
Section Two, Started on April 30, 2009 has been viewed 16,093 times and counting....
Section Three, Started on June 12, 2009 has been viewed 14,945 times and counting....
Section Four, Started on July 7, 2009 has been seen 10,757 times and counting....
Section Five Started on August 2nd, 2009 has been viewed 8,963 times and counting....
Section Six Started on August 13, 2009 has been seen 7,181 times and counting....
Section Seven started on August 30th, 2009 has been looked at 8,277 times and counting....
Section Eight started on September 22, 2009 has been viewed 6,672 times thus far....
Section Nine started on October 23, 2009 has been viewed 5,874 times and counting....
Section Ten started on November 18, 2009 earned a very nice visitor showing at 12,271 views and counting.
Section Eleven-- Started March 14, 2010 is trucking right along at 23 views so far....

The interesting thing about how the Web works is that each of these Sections continue to attract new visitors long after those parts of the game were "closed". In it's first month, for instance, Section One, only had about 4,500 page views and as of today it's count is over 28,000 -- which really makes the chances for rapid growth of Section 10 very likely over the next few months.

Mark

Rod Ness -- the contributing source of many of the RTA Roadside Marvels is sharing this photo.

http://living-las-vegas.com/wp-conte...ess-01-650.jpg
(photo by Rod Ness)

Where is this?
And I don't know about you, but this view causes my back-side to clench -- just imagining trying to get one's truck stopped in time at the bottom of this obviously icy hill!

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Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist

Could this be a part of the Anasazi settlements in Chaco Canyon in New Mexico

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This structure was built after the arrival of Europeans, but the settlement it is in predates their arrival.

Hmmmm, that clue would tend to support my idea that it might be in New Mexico, and if so, I for one, am going to need Howard's input on this to solve this one....

Mark

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Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist

Rod Ness -- the contributing source of many of the RTA Roadside Marvels is sharing this photo.

http://living-las-vegas.com/wp-conte...ess-01-650.jpg
(photo by Rod Ness)

Where is this?
And I don't know about you, but this view causes my back-side to clench -- just imagining trying to get one's truck stopped in time at the bottom of this obviously icy hill!

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I can narrow it down a bit. The stop signs are in English and not bilingual, so we know it's in the United States.

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Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist

Rod Ness -- the contributing source of many of the RTA Roadside Marvels is sharing this photo.

(photo by Rod Ness)

Where is this?
And I don't know about you, but this view causes my back-side to clench -- just imagining trying to get one's truck stopped in time at the bottom of this obviously icy hill!

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How about the Green River Ferry in Mammoth Caves National Park. The brown stop sign definitely implies National Park, and I've found some pics that kinda match up, but they are all snapped in the summer, so I'm not completely sure.

Twilight, you are correct again! It is the Green River Ferry -- I even left the "Green" part of the name on the NPS sign -- but it's only readable once you know what it says...

Now, we gotta solve Kestrel's latest geo-brain-puzzler.

Mark

I've been thinking some more about Kestrel's clue....

I wonder if this isn't from a section of the San Ildefonso Pueblo -- it's private land now.

Mark

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Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist

I wonder if this isn't from a section of the San Ildefonso Pueblo -- it's private land now.

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It isn't San Ildefonso, but you're headed in the right direction.

Chaco Canyon >> San Ildefonso >> keep going

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Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist

I've been thinking some more about Kestrel's clue....

I wonder if this isn't from a section of the San Ildefonso Pueblo -- it's private land now.

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What is shown in the photo is public property.

OK, at least we have a direction to think about now...

Mark

I don't remember this view -- but there are pueblos that sorta of look like this one near Taos, NM

I haven't visited this monument before and I don't really recognize the photo -- but this might be it.

(And thanks for Howard for dropping by -- since he is our Albuquerque go-to Guy!)

Mark

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Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist

I don't remember this view -- but there are pueblos that sorta of look like this one near Taos, NM

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That was my first thought but that scene doesn't look familar after our recent visit there, what about Acoma Pueblo [Sky city] ? No idea if it is "public property or not though !

Acoma Pueblo is private and is still inhabited, this site is no longer occupied.

Salinas Pueblo Missions is a good guess, but that's not where the photo was taken.

Goodness gracious, there's quite a number of pueblos in the greater New Mexico area -- how about another geo-directional clue?

Mark

A Civil War battle was fought not far from this site.

I had considered Jemez earlier on but couldn't find anything to connect it with but having done a little more digging along those lines I have come up with;

Pecos National Historical Park ?

Where would you find these rock formations ?

http://living-las-vegas.com/wp-conte...tery-DG-01.jpg

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Originally Posted by Southwest Dave

I had considered Jemez earlier on but couldn't find anything to connect it with but having done a little more digging along those lines I have come up with;

Pecos National Historical Park ?

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You got it.

This is in Pecos National Historical Park located 25 miles east of Santa Fe, New Mexico along I-25.

The photo shows the ruins of the Mission Church at Pecos that was completed in 1717. It's built on the site of the first Pecos Church that was completed in 1625 and destroyed in the Pueblo revolt of 1680.

The Battle of Glorieta Pass was fought just a few miles from this spot in March 1862.

Kestrel -- Thanks for the puzzle contribution -- I've never been here -- it looks like a neat place to visit.

Dave -- I suppose it would be too obvious to suggest Bryce National Park?

Mark

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Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist

Dave -- I suppose it would be too obvious to suggest Bryce National Park?

Mark

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Yep !
It is, I was hoping it might throw people of the scent a little by not showing the more popular pics of the red rock spires but I forgot where I was, silly me !!

First of all, name the building. And for a bonus point, name the other one that's sneaking into the top right corner.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/...f81de76ac4.jpg

Makes me think of Chicago -- but I don't know the building -- Looking forward to the answer.

Mark

If it's Chicago, it might be the Art Institute - but I can't figure out what the other building would be if it is.

... but I think the visual clues should be enough without me adding anything more (for the time being at least); both are famous buildings in their own right.

Peter

It's missing one of the antenna -- unless this really is a tricky shot...

Actually I think the tower with the single antenna is the Pritzker Pavillion

Mark

No, the building on the right couldn't actually be different from the Pritzker Pavillion. Here are a couple of clues:

• The two buildings share the same initials.
• The one on the left is 84 years older than the one on the right

Peter

Very clever !!

It was the Notre dame carving that was throwing me off the scent with various churches and universities etc but with clearly too much time on my hands this is what I came up with;

Tribune tower, completed in 1926 after winning a design competition in which they used stone from famous buildings/sites from around the world, including one from a certain building in Paris.

Trump tower completed in 2009 I believe is the bonus point !

Of course I may be completely wrong but an excellent work out and puzzle either way !

Spot on Dave,

It is indeed the Tribune Tower. As well as a stone from Notre Dame, this iconic building also includes stones from the Great Wall of China, the Great Pyramid, the Alamo. Abe Lincoln's Tomb, the Berlin Wall and the Palace of Westminster.

And over the road from this TT is indeed the stunningly beautiful Trump Tower with its single spike (this is just a photo of the Trump Tower; the Tribune Tower is behind me as I'm taking this photo):

Peter

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2709/...04b6c0f5e0.jpg

Peter,

Very nice puzzle and nice work on Dave's part to solve!

http://living-las-vegas.com/wp-conte...tery-GT-65.jpg
(Photo by Gerald Thurman)

1) Where is this?
2) What three things is this town notable for?

First thought was Fort Benton, Montana, which has a similar feel and a grand red brick hotel like the one here but no, that's not it. Reckon it could be the same part of the country though, Montana or Wyoming maybe?

Peter

I really like the town of Fort Benton, (here's one of the reasons) but nope you need to head west. Almost to 122 degrees longitude

Mark

Well, that narrows it down to CA, OR, or WA.

You need to take a slight detour east -- I still can't read longitude well.... This is much closer to 118 degrees...

Mark

Is it the famous Mining town of Tonopah ?

Only that hill looks very familiar !

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...3/P1000725.jpg

Famous for the mining boom and is now home to the Historic mining park and central Nevada museum !

Photographic evidence as well!

And the third element is the Tonapah Test Range -- where the Stealth fighters and bombers earned their stripes.

What is the story behind this art?

http://living-las-vegas.com/wp-conte...tery-GT-64.jpg
(Photo by Gerald Thurman)

1) Where is this?
2) How long has it been here?