"Where in North America?" -- Section I

[Mark Sedenquist]

I thought at first it could be the Colorado River at Rainbow Bridge (on a very low water day), but now I am guessing.... that you were standing near the bridge over the Colorado River at Hite Crossing in Utah?

Mark

(It's funny, I've seen this view....I think).

[Mark Sedenquist]

Some people will know where this is instantly.... Are you one of them?

(Buffalo Bill Photo by Gerald Thurman)

[UKCraig]

I thought at first it could be the Colorado River at Rainbow Bridge (on a very low water day), but now I am guessing.... that you were standing near the bridge over the Colorado River at Hite Crossing in Utah?

Nooooope... try again ;)

[Foy]

Correct - it's Haleakala and I was very jealous of those going on the trek down into the crater!

I should offer up a tougher challenger someday!!

Mark, I fed all those distances in to my PC and it came up with this -- the Iron Mountain Sign Pole...

Craig,
Your recent travels were of course a great clue. That said, the garden-variety US National Park Service sign clues "US", and Haleakala, Mauna Kea, and Mauna Loa are about the only possibilities having terrain such as pictured.

The pic brings back great memories. I wish I hadn't been so "Jeep weary" and altitude-sick when I drove to the observatories at Mauna Kea in 2005. It's but a 300 yard walk to the summit from the parking area, but one loses about 100' then picks up about 150' on the pathway. Starting from 13,750', I just didn't have it in me! The drive through Parker Ranch and 2/3 of the way around Mauna Kea on the Mana Road was my favorite part of the week on the Big Island, though. Greasy mud two-track roads, rain forest, savannah, and "big sky" prairie: it was a truckin' redneck's Road Trip through Nirvana! We encountered but a handful of other vehicles along the 45 mile traverse from Waimea to The Saddle. If you're ever on the Big Island again, you must rent a Jeep and ignore the rental agency's prohibition regarding the Saddle Road. Driving the Mana Road and having the 4WD and low range transfer case to negotiate the gravel road to Mauna Kea are driving experiences one mustn't miss.

Foy

[Quebec Gen]

I remember driving through that a few years back. Instantly recognizable.

Darn! I'm much too late, but I would've known instantly. I have the same exact picture in my personal archives! I went to Bryce on my very first long solo roadtrip...ah, the good ol' days!:)

@Mark: The roller coaster seems familiar...I believe I've seen this on my way to Bagdad Café in Newberry Springs...it's somewhere in the Mojave but I couldn't point out the exact location.

[UKCraig]

I think the coaster is part of Buffalo Bill's Casino in Primm Nevada.

Seeing no one is getting the last photo I posted, here is another whilst we wait for someone who can guess it's location!

Update February 2024 (RTA): Buffalo Bill's coaster is no longer operating.

[Mark Sedenquist]

@UKCraig, Yep, that's the coaster at Primm, NV -- for a brief while it was the tallest coaster in the world.

You are going to have to give us a hint about the river photo.... Methinks.

Mark

[Mark Sedenquist]

Name of the building and location?

(Pittsburgh Building Photo by Gerald Thurman)

[UKCraig]

Wow - I have no idea about that building but it's an impressive looking place!

The river photo... guess it's driving everyone round the Bend. Well, I'm not gonna give any clues. Not until we make it to a fifth Page at least.

[Quebec Gen]

@UkCraig: a wild guess : Grand Staircase Escalante?? I am clueless about the location of that KFC ad though.

@Mark: I'm pretty sure I saw that building in Pittsburgh, but I don't know its name

edit: the building is named The City in the Sky

{Mark: Yes, it is! Also known as the PPG building in downtown Pittsburgh).

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