Game: Where-is-it? (international)

[johnw]

Might be something prehistoric about this location.

[Turfa]

Somewhere in South Dakota ?????

[wayno]

we're not in kansas anymore Toto

[Graham51]

Mammoth Valley?

[johnw]

Mammoth Valley?

Yes, that's good enough Graham. Not sure about the valley part but I was looking for Mammoth or Mammoth Hot Springs.
The wildlife in Yellowstone NP is amazing. This is literally outside the front door of the Mammoth Hotel where we stayed for a week.
The bison would wander over most afternoons and it was hard to maintain the park regulation distance from them at times.
Buildings at the rear are part of historic Fort Yellowstone dating from late 1800s. Military personnel acted as park rangers for a long period following poor civilian management.

[Graham51]

Thanks John. It was a bit of a guess and Google images that led to that name but I'm not sure that's what I was looking at.
However, again in USA, what park/reserve was I in. If you can what's the common name for this feature (on the left.)

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The Three Sisters, Monument Valley, USA

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[photohiker]

Monument valley.

I'm sure I have seen that location in John Wayne movies

[Graham51]

Monument valley.

I'm sure I have seen that location in John Wayne movies

Probably a few more than John Wayne, too. This feature was referred to as The Three Sisters. It reminded me of my wife and her sisters - same sizes and shapes, too.

[Champion_Munch]

Looks like an American Mt Oakleigh...

[photohiker]

Oops, sorry, didn't realise I had gotten the tag!

UK. Beside which notable lake am I camped. To make it easier, water level elevation is a little above 900m.

[johnw]

UK. Beside which notable lake am I camped. To make it easier, water level elevation is a little above 900m.

Loch Etchachan?

[photohiker]

UK. Beside which notable lake am I camped. To make it easier, water level elevation is a little above 900m.

Loch Etchachan?

haha! too easy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Etchachan

Over to you john.

[johnw]

Loch Etchachan?

haha! too easy
Over to you john.

Thanks Michael, yes wasn't too hard . Was that part of the TGO challenge?

What am I standing on top of in the USA?

View from the summit of Pikes Peak - Pike National Forest via Colorado Springs, Colorado USA

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[wayno]

hard to tell from that view, could be whitney or pikes peak

[johnw]

hard to tell from that view, could be whitney or pikes peak

Pick one? ...I didn't hike up here, although it's possible to do so.

[wayno]

Pikes, ground below looks too green for death valley

[johnw]

Pikes, ground below looks too green for death valley

Yep, we went up on the cog railway. 14,110 feet ASL. Highest place I've been outside an aircraft. Many on the train had altitude sickness. Gave me a mild headache but otherwise OK. Snowbound and brilliant views.

[wayno]

sorry, holiday looming, so first in first serve for whoever wants to post the next photo...

[icefest]

Where am I?

Continent:Europe

[eggs]

Naples?

[icefest]

Wrong Country

[walkabout]

Looks Greek to me

[icefest]

Wrong direction (and wrong country).

[GPSGuided]

Icefest, you need to have better resolution in your photos. I can't read the car rego plate!

[johnw]

Ponta do Pico volcano from Horta harbour on Faial Island, Portuguese Azores

[icefest]

Ponta do Pico volcano from Horta harbour on Faial Island, Portuguese Azores

Jees, that was brutally right. Have you been there before?

[johnw]

Ponta do Pico volcano from Horta harbour on Faial Island, Portuguese Azores

Jees, that was brutally right. Have you been there before?

No, but it looks worth visiting. I might need to add it to the bucket list. What prompted you to go there?
Some strategic googling to zero in on it - often works if I have time. Probably helps that I have an analytical job.

Staying with the maritime theme, might be too easy but where is this National Recreation Area site managed by the US National Parks Service?

Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate National Recreation Area - San Francisco Bay, California USA

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[Turfa]

Alcatraz Island, San Fransisco Bay ?

[johnw]

Alcatraz Island, San Fransisco Bay ?

That's it, I thought this one would go quickly. I wasn't particularly interested in going there (my wife's idea) but found it absolutely fascinating and could have easily spent much longer than the half day we had.

[icefest]

What prompted you to go there?

It's a renowned stop-over point on Atlantic crossing.
There's even a saying that "If you travel to Horta and do not you visit the 'Peter Café Sport', you didn't really see Horta."