Game: Where-is-it? (international)

[eggs]

Looks volcanic - from the slope and ground below I would think it could be Mt Doom. [Mount Ngauruhoe]

[Walk_fat boy_walk]

Looks volcanic - from the slope and ground below I would think it could be Mt Doom. [Mount Ngauruhoe]

Yep, couple of hundred meters from the top.

[eggs]

Next one is in the UAE

[icefest]

Something wadi?

[eggs]

I am only after the general area. Very hard to nail down exactly where this was.

[oyster_07]

At the risk of being vague....

Is is that park with an irrigated water supply from a spring? It's a fair way out of Dubai city and is out towards the border.

Vague, I know, but I just can't recall the name. I can give directions to get you there, but not a name.

[eggs]

I crossed a few borders to get here. The name of the area will do - or the major town we had passed through.
It is a spring - but the flow ends just behind me. The locals come here as a swimming hole.

[oyster_07]

al Buraymi?

[eggs]

Not al buraymi.
One of my problems is that we may have crossed the border again into Oman to get here - but the spot is a popular tourist run out of Dubai, and the town name I am after is in the UAE.

[oyster_07]

Sounds just like the place in thinking of. I'll consult a map

[johnw]

I crossed a few borders to get here. The name of the area will do - or the major town we had passed through.
It is a spring - but the flow ends just behind me. The locals come here as a swimming hole.

Not al buraymi.
One of my problems is that we may have crossed the border again into Oman to get here - but the spot is a popular tourist run out of Dubai, and the town name I am after is in the UAE.

Hatta township and Al Hajar Mountains region?

[eggs]

The town I was after was Hatta. They referred to the range as the Hatta mountains, and I suspect the pools may have been part of the Hatta Pools. Certainly there were some similarities with photos I have seen on the web.

[johnw]

The town I was after was Hatta. They referred to the range as the Hatta mountains, and I suspect the pools may have been part of the Hatta Pools. Certainly there were some similarities with photos I have seen on the web.

Thanks eggs. Yes I found references to both the Hatta Mountains and Al Hajar or Hajar Mountains in relation to Hatta, so I suspected it may be part of the latter range. Interesting location, what attracted you to visit?

USA again:

Wraith Falls - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming USA

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[eggs]

Just passing through on the way to Kenya. Stopped a few days to check out the city, but I did want to see some of the desert areas, and the mountains were quite something in 40+ degree heat.

[johnw]

This messy waterfall is enough to do something like incur my...

[MickyB]

Wraith Falls - Yellowstone National Park??

[johnw]

Wraith Falls - Yellowstone National Park??

Yes, good work Michael. On Lupine Creek, via a short hike from the road through the Blacktail Deer Plateau area.
Plentiful wildlife like most of Yellowstone, I managed to photograph a marmot near the falls (more of a cascade really).

[MickyB]

Thanks John. Your clue helped a lot.

Was the marmot you saw called Alan or Steve? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBtotBT6_lw

Anyone can post next.

[MickyB]

Double post

[MickyB]

OK to keep the game going name this NZ waterfall or the town that it's near.

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[north-north-west]

Reminds me of the Aratiatia? Rapids near Taupo. Not that they were in the town when I was there but that was a long time ago.

[MickyB]

Reminds me of the Aratiatia? Rapids near Taupo. Not that they were in the town when I was there but that was a long time ago.

No. Further north than that.

[Graham51]

I was reminded of the Taupo area too.
Try Haruru Falls, Paihia.

[MickyB]

Haruru Falls, Paihia.

Spot on Graham. Well done.

[Graham51]

Thanks MickyB.
Where or what is this hut in NZ?

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Bealey Spur Hut, near Arthurs Pass.

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[Graham51]

South Island.
I chose this picture on the spur of the moment.

[johnw]

South Island.
I chose this picture on the spur of the moment.

Nice clue Graham. After a small amount of research I'll try Bealey Spur Hut.

[Graham51]

South Island.
I chose this picture on the spur of the moment.

Nice clue Graham. After a small amount of research I'll try Bealey Spur Hut.

That's it John. A very nice walk through forest and then on the open spur to the snow line.

[johnw]

Thanks Graham, looks a nice spot.

USA. What/where is this extensive upheaval area?

Gros Ventre Slide - Gros Ventre Wilderness, Bridger-Teton National Forest via Jackson, Wyoming USA

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[johnw]

The French must have observed a lot of big bellies around here.