"Where in North America?" --- Section III

[glc]

There is nothing in North America that's west of the Rockies and same longitude as St. Louis - you mean same latitude?

[CalOldBlue]

.... but just to eliminate it if nothing else;

Fort Selden, NM? Built to protect settlers from Apaches, first housed the "Buffalo Soldiers"?


oh never mind.... just saw the St. Louis reference.....

[Mark Sedenquist]

There is nothing in North America that's west of the Rockies and same longitude as St. Louis - you mean same latitude?

I can't get away with anything with you guys on the case -- yes... (sheepishly) Latitude.... And it's closer to 39 degrees N.... And the river it's on flows more or less east....

Mark

[Foy]

Sorry to hear things have turned tough of late -- We continue to be "challenged" by developments here as well. Onward!

Mark

...........my sense of fair play requires that I warn you: I am a professional in these matters.

Foy

[CalOldBlue]

Only east-flowing rivers I can think of west of the Rockies come out of the Sierra, so by process of elimination...

Truckee? nope.

Carson? yep. Fort Churchill.

[Mark Sedenquist]

<Sigh> -- OK, wise guy, next time less clues....

Yes, it is Fort Churchill on the Carson River. Originally built at an extremely high cost of $$ and resources to safeguard the Pony Express route and keep the Paiute nation "calmed down." Here are some great photos and more historical viewpoints... And even some better photos from our colleagues at GhostTowns.com I was there after the park had closed one day -- but there are remnants of more than 20 buildings on the site....

{Edit: There are some great photos on the Ghosttowns.com site, but when I went back to check the link, there are also SOME HIGHLY ANNOYING FLASHING ADVERTISEMENTS and so we won't be linking there again. That's a shame}

TMI.... again?


Mark

[CalOldBlue]

Thanks for pointing this place out, I will definitely have to hit this on my next road trip east.... looks like a great place for photography.

How about this one?

Identify the waterfall and nearest town.

Hints: West of the Rockies, not on a major river.

[Mark Sedenquist]

Not really sure, it doesn't really match the photos I have of the place I'm thinking of -- but.... Howza bout Levitt Falls, in California -- nearest town would be Bridgeport?

Memory -- Not even close on this one...
Here's Levitt Falls taken in late May, 2006:

(photo by Mark Sedenquist)

Nope... Not the right place afterall.... But you can see that if you were somehow able to get town to the river and look up at the falls, that it might look (hence by "squinting comment" look like a similar plume...)

Mark

[CalOldBlue]

Nope; not in California.

[CalOldBlue]

What I MEANT to say.....

"West of the Continental Divide".

my bad, sorry

Consider that another clue.