Game: Where-is-it? (international)

[johnw]

So far north!

Whitcombe valley?

Gone cold. Copland was closer.

[icefest]

Whateroa??

[johnw]

Whateroa??

A bit too far north and I'm less close to the west coast.
Some big mountains here.

[eggs]

Hooker track?

[johnw]

Hooker track?

Correct eggs, probably somewhere near the Stocking Stream Shelter.

[eggs]

Moving to the Pacific - general area

[johnw]

Waya Island, Yasawa Group, Fiji?

[eggs]

I would have been happy with Fiji, but Waya is correct

[johnw]

I would have been happy with Fiji, but Waya is correct

My OCD kicked in, I had to find the exact spot .

USA:

Diamond Head (Lē‘ahi) Honolulu Hawaii USA

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[Tyreless]

Diamond Head, Hawaii?

[johnw]

Diamond Head, Hawaii?

Correct Tyreless. On this occasion viewed from the hotel room window.

[Tyreless]

Thanks. I had pretty much the same view.

Asia this time…

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Sacred Stable, Nikko, Japan

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[Tyreless]

Googling will help finding this location. As the sign says:

"This building is famous for its frieze of monkeys that teach how to lead an ideal life. One of the 8 panels teaches children to avoid trouble in life, to "See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil"."

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[johnw]

The stable of the sacred horse at Nikko, Japan?

[Tyreless]

Correct, John. I visited as part of a walk with my bushwalking club a few years ago. Lovely to combine great walking with quirky culture.

[johnw]

Thanks Tyreless. We haven't made it to Japan but have many good reports. 21 y.o. nephew was there recently. A lot of millennial stuff but he enjoyed My Fuji and wants to return for snowboarding/skiing.

I'm away this week but here's an easy one. Town in a national park, Canada:

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Banff township, Banff NP Alberta Canada

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[GregR]

Banff

[johnw]

Banff

Yes Greg, all yours.

[GregR]

Thanks John

This ones in Nepal. Name that temple.

Hint: One has to get there by "unusual means"

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[GregR]

By unusual means think, not by car, not flying, not on an animal, and only a masochist would want to walk 1km in elevation gain to get there from the main road...

[ribuck]

I suspect it's Chandragiri temple, and that you got there by taking the cable car.

[GregR]

You are right with the cable car but about 130 kms out for the temple. Go west young man!!

Keep trying you're on the right track.

Between the 2 main cities.

I visited it on the way back from Ghorka to KTM.

[GregR]

Must be too obtuse.

It's Manakamana Temple.

Anyone can go next.

[Last]

Europe

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[johnw]

Trollfjorden, Northern Norway?

[Last]

correct!

[johnw]

Thanks Last. Unfortunately I can only get the Norwegian ones via Google.

Something offbeat. What military facility did we visit in the USA:

US Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado USA

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[johnw]

On the way to a plus 14,000 foot mountain (not pictured).

[Last]

The U.S. Air Force Academy near the base of Pikes Peak?

[johnw]

The U.S. Air Force Academy near the base of Pikes Peak?

Correct Last. Not quite near the base of it but not too far away, maybe 40 km or so.