Game: Where-is-it? (international)

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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby johnw » Sat 08 Aug, 2015 1:29 am

Glacier de Bionnassay and Refuge du Goûter?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby eggs » Sat 08 Aug, 2015 9:13 am

Yes John.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby johnw » Sat 08 Aug, 2015 11:13 am

eggs wrote:Yes it was a stunning place.
This particular hut is used by a lot of climbers summiting Mt Blanc.
[Those that haven't died in the adjacent "gully of death"]
It sits above a lower hut which, in turn, sits above a restaurant overlooking the glacier. The restaurant is reached via a railway line.

johnw wrote:Glacier de Bionnassay and Refuge du Goûter?
eggs wrote:Yes John.

Thanks eggs, well hopefully not all of them die in the "gully of death" :shock:. It looks like the refuge is currently closed and they don't allow camping or bivouacing on Mont Blanc.

USA, a bit different but hopefully enough visual clues:
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Having just waited for a mule train to pass while descending Bright Angel Trail - South Rim, Grand Canyon NP Arizona USA
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Graham51 » Sat 08 Aug, 2015 9:07 pm

I think you might be heading down into Grand Canyon, South Rim. Do I need to name specific places/trails?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby johnw » Sun 09 Aug, 2015 12:50 pm

Graham51 wrote:I think you might be heading down into Grand Canyon, South Rim. Do I need to name specific places/trails?

Correct Graham, I'm descending Bright Angel Trail - but your answer is what I was looking for.
The protocol for passing a mule train is to wait on the inside of the trail, standing still and quiet until the wrangler advises that you can continue hiking.
This was the second half of the train that went past.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Graham51 » Sun 09 Aug, 2015 5:45 pm

Thanks John. I've walked down (and up) at least part of that trail but we weren't lucky enough to see the mules on it.

This is also in USA but sadly climbing on it was not allowed. What's it called and/or where is it. (The name is the same.)
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Graham51 » Mon 10 Aug, 2015 5:49 pm

California coast
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby MickyB » Mon 10 Aug, 2015 5:53 pm

I know the answer but have no photos to post. If no one has guessed I will answer to morro
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby cajun » Tue 11 Aug, 2015 10:26 am

It is Morro Rock in Morro Bay!

A very pleasant town indeed.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Graham51 » Tue 11 Aug, 2015 5:45 pm

cajun wrote:It is Morro Rock in Morro Bay!

A very pleasant town indeed.

Yes it is. Sorry I didn't confirm earlier but you know how it is when you get caught up at work.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby cajun » Tue 11 Aug, 2015 6:28 pm

We will stay in the USA - which short but steep popular tourist trail have I just finished.

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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby cajun » Wed 12 Aug, 2015 5:41 pm

In the interests of a quick game that's a good game

This canyon is in Utah, but I don't want to put a Hoodoo on it ...
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby photohiker » Wed 12 Aug, 2015 6:08 pm

That looks like Bryce Canyon to me...
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby cajun » Wed 12 Aug, 2015 6:38 pm

Certainly is, the start / end of the Navajo trail. Bryce Canyon is an amazing place.

Over to you Michael.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby photohiker » Wed 12 Aug, 2015 10:41 pm

Ok, over to Europe.

Where are we and what are we doing?

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Hint: We're moving through the country, but we're actually not walking...
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby wayno » Thu 13 Aug, 2015 6:55 am

standing outside the front door of a red brick ouse.
I'm guessing its in the low countries, Holland or Belgium. they love their brick buildings...
I cant read the sign above the door. so no clue there.
from the land of the long white clouds...
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby photohiker » Thu 13 Aug, 2015 7:32 am

Not Holland or Belgium, but it is in a flat area of a country to the south of those countries.

The sign above the door:

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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby wayno » Thu 13 Aug, 2015 7:38 am

luxembourg
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby wayno » Thu 13 Aug, 2015 7:48 am

cycling
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby photohiker » Thu 13 Aug, 2015 7:25 pm

Not Luxembourg, not cycling, but cycling is a definite option on this route. In fact we had a cycle each with us so that we could explore. We also saw many cyclists along the way.

This would be one of the most relaxing ways of traveling through the European countryside.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Graham51 » Thu 13 Aug, 2015 8:53 pm

It seems this might be in the Bordeaux region. Maybe you were on a wine tour.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby photohiker » Thu 13 Aug, 2015 10:10 pm

Getting closer now. Yes, in rural France.

Not actually in the Bordeaux, Bourgogne (Burgundy). At one point we were within shooting distance of Chablis but couldn't get a ride there for a day so had to buy some local wine instead. Terrible! :D

Not a wine tour, this was a self-organised holiday and we had the freedom to move or stay if we liked the area we were in, no issue with accommodation but we were not camping or car camping. We did visit some local Caves (wine cellars) though. Entertaining to sample the wine and converse with the winemaker in broken schoolboy french.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby norts » Thu 13 Aug, 2015 11:15 pm

Canal boat, could that be a lock keepers house?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby photohiker » Thu 13 Aug, 2015 11:42 pm

Yes it is, well caught.

We're on a self drive canal boat and that is a lock keeper's house. Unfortunately they are not occupied by lock keepers so much these days, the lock keepers manage multiple locks so they scoot around between locks on motorbikes mostly. Great family holiday, you have the opportunity to dine out at any town you arrive at, or just buy some supplies and have a private dinner in some tranquil location on the river.

Over to you norts.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby norts » Fri 14 Aug, 2015 8:50 am

Thanks Photohiker
This one is a photo opportunity that not many AT hikers miss out on, probably only the acrophobics.
Mine is a bit boring , but some ppl get very creative.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby norts » Sat 15 Aug, 2015 7:50 am

No interest yet.
My cryptic clue -there are two things in this photo that are relate to computer software.

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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby J M » Sat 15 Aug, 2015 10:13 am

McAfee's Knob looking over Catawba Valley?
Only those who live on the edge can see the view
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby norts » Sat 15 Aug, 2015 2:41 pm

Yes JM that is it.
Norton and Mcafee in the pic.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby J M » Sat 15 Aug, 2015 3:50 pm

Cheers Norts.

Hopefully this will be a nice quick one to keep the game going. Where was I having lunch in Europe and what three major peaks are in view?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby eggs » Sat 15 Aug, 2015 8:50 pm

Looks like there is a spot where a track goes down to the cliff line around the 1400m mark below Winteregg.
The deep gorge is Trummelbach Falls - hidden inside the mountain.
At the back are the Eiger, Monk & Jungfrau.
However you might be off track at the head of one of the big waterfalls along that side?
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