"Where in North America?" -- Section II

[Quebec Gen]

Oooh, suicide ladders. I just want to go there and climb all of them:D I can't wait to know.

Crazy Gen

[Kestrel]

I feel like Indy Jones after he fell into the snake pit... That looks like a serious climb -- I wonder how well attached those ladders are? I can state with certain authority -- I've never seen that view. Maybe you need to offer us a clue?

The sign at the bottom of the climb might help.

By the way, I've done that loop around the front range that includes the stop at Lookout Mountain -- both times I've been there it was too cloudy to see much -- Wow, what a beautiful day when you were there!

It's only a few minutes from home, so I get to pick nice days to take that drive.

[Mark Sedenquist]

Thanks for the clue -- it only took me about 30 seconds to find this....I would say that this is the approach to the Alcove House at Bandelier National Monument about an hour from Santa Fe in New Mexico!

Mark

[Kestrel]

Thanks for the clue -- it only took me about 30 seconds to find this....I would say that this is the approach to the Alcove House at Bandelier National Monument about an hour from Santa Fe in New Mexico!

Mark

Yes, it is Alcove House.

Can you tell me where this is?

[Mark Sedenquist]

In SE Wyoming -- but not quite sure -- I've got to check my photo archives

Yep, I think that is -- I even have a photo with several of the RTA Mods standing in front of this... have to find it.

Well, here's a couple of them anyway -- Megan and Gen

(And they are standing on the parade ground behind the mystery building...)

Mark

[Kestrel]

In SE Wyoming -- but not quite sure -- I've got to check my photo archives

Yep, I think that is -- I even have a photo with several of the RTA Mods standing in front of this... have to find it.

Yes, it is Fort Laramie. You got that a lot quicker than I expected.

But do you know where this is?

[Mark Sedenquist]

The geographic center of North America -- in North Dakota?

Or maybe of the USA in Lebanon, KS?

[Mark Sedenquist]

Yes, it is Fort Laramie. You got that a lot quicker than I expected.

I'm a member of the Shaw Family -- whose ranch house (near the town of Orin, Wyoming), is now a state historical monument. Fort Laramie is home turf for me. My cousins own just about all of the land around Ft. Laramie. And the family has donated huge tracts of land for historical preservation in the area.

Mark

[Kestrel]

The geographic center of North America -- in North Dakota?

Or maybe of the USA in Lebanon, KS?

It's not in Kansas or North Dakota.

[Mark Sedenquist]

This is too tough... hard to even guess what the relative size of this monument is....

Mark