Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Competitions, photo games, and other forum hosted games.
Forum rules
Only administrators may post new topics to this forum. Registered users can post replies.

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

Postby eggs » Sun 29 Nov, 2020 1:37 pm

Right NP - but not Upper Killarney
User avatar
eggs
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 10441
Joined: Fri 23 May, 2008 2:58 pm
Location: Para Vista, South Australia
Region: South Australia

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

Postby johnw » Sun 29 Nov, 2020 5:40 pm

I think we may have been here before but a different view? Lough Leane?
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby eggs » Sun 29 Nov, 2020 10:18 pm

Haven't posted this Lough before - yes- it's Lough Leane, next to Killarney
User avatar
eggs
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 10441
Joined: Fri 23 May, 2008 2:58 pm
Location: Para Vista, South Australia
Region: South Australia

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

Postby johnw » Mon 30 Nov, 2020 10:40 am

eggs wrote:Haven't posted this Lough before - yes- it's Lough Leane, next to Killarney

I may have seen it while searching for something else.

North America:
P1020063 resized.JPG
Haines Small Boat Harbour, Haines, Alaska USA
Last edited by johnw on Fri 04 Dec, 2020 1:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby johnw » Tue 01 Dec, 2020 7:29 pm

Looks like there is no rush on this one, it could be the end of the trail.
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby commando » Wed 02 Dec, 2020 10:03 pm

Campbellton Vancouver Island
commando
Athrotaxis cupressoides
Athrotaxis cupressoides
 
Posts: 413
Joined: Tue 14 Jul, 2020 10:32 pm
Region: Other Country

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

Postby johnw » Thu 03 Dec, 2020 7:39 am

commando wrote:Campbellton Vancouver Island

Not Vancouver Island commando although I did pass it later in this trip. You're in the right general region but wrong country.
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby GregG » Thu 03 Dec, 2020 7:01 pm

Skagway, Alaska?
GregG
Phyllocladus aspleniifolius
Phyllocladus aspleniifolius
 
Posts: 691
Joined: Sat 09 Nov, 2019 6:44 pm
ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS: Old bushie
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby johnw » Thu 03 Dec, 2020 9:18 pm

GregG wrote:Skagway, Alaska?

Very close Greg. It is an Alaskan town, but not Skagway.
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby GregG » Fri 04 Dec, 2020 12:24 pm

Well, maybe Haines small boat harbour then. I've not been there but I'm looking at that covered ramp leading down to the pontoon jetties which kind of tells me that there must be big tidal variations there, also the cruise ship in the background.
GregG
Phyllocladus aspleniifolius
Phyllocladus aspleniifolius
 
Posts: 691
Joined: Sat 09 Nov, 2019 6:44 pm
ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS: Old bushie
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby johnw » Fri 04 Dec, 2020 1:36 pm

GregG wrote:Well, maybe Haines small boat harbour then. I've not been there but I'm looking at that covered ramp leading down to the pontoon jetties which kind of tells me that there must be big tidal variations there, also the cruise ship in the background.

Correct Greg. I'm not 100% sure about the tidal variations, but the proximity to Glacier Bay and surrounding snowbound mountains suggest that it's likely.
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby GregG » Sun 06 Dec, 2020 1:44 pm

Pacific region.
Attachments
20201206_143935_resized.jpg
GregG
Phyllocladus aspleniifolius
Phyllocladus aspleniifolius
 
Posts: 691
Joined: Sat 09 Nov, 2019 6:44 pm
ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS: Old bushie
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby johnw » Sun 06 Dec, 2020 7:46 pm

Your sideways photo is testing my vertigo Greg :). Kokoda airstrip?
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby GregG » Sun 06 Dec, 2020 10:51 pm

Yeah, that is not a vertical photo, that PNG strip IS vertical!
Nah, just kidding, this is the perfectly horizontal grassy strip at Kokoda. One of the Otters I once flew on into this strip subsequently crashed, not sure if this is the one. Over to you John.
GregG
Phyllocladus aspleniifolius
Phyllocladus aspleniifolius
 
Posts: 691
Joined: Sat 09 Nov, 2019 6:44 pm
ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS: Old bushie
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby johnw » Mon 07 Dec, 2020 10:43 am

Thanks Greg, it amazes me how many non-bushwalkers decide to undertake Kokoda. Often historical or family reasons I guess.

USA:
IMG_0158 resized.JPG
On the trail between the Murie Ranch and park headquarters, Grand Teton NP via Jackson Hole, Wyoming USA
Last edited by johnw on Fri 11 Dec, 2020 8:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby johnw » Tue 08 Dec, 2020 8:19 pm

On this short flat hike there are opulent things in the distance.
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby johnw » Thu 10 Dec, 2020 9:13 am

Magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby johnw » Fri 11 Dec, 2020 4:37 pm

Somewhat risqué name given by early French-Canadian trappers.
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby eggs » Fri 11 Dec, 2020 6:26 pm

With a clue like that, it suggests you are in the Grand Tetons.
User avatar
eggs
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 10441
Joined: Fri 23 May, 2008 2:58 pm
Location: Para Vista, South Australia
Region: South Australia

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

Postby johnw » Fri 11 Dec, 2020 8:51 pm

eggs wrote:With a clue like that, it suggests you are in the Grand Tetons.

Yes eggs. This is on the trail between the Murie Ranch and park headquarters. That's too obscure for the game so I only needed the name of the background range.
The historic ranch is worth visiting for anyone interested in conservation, https://www.nps.gov/grte/learn/historyculture/murie.htm
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby eggs » Fri 11 Dec, 2020 10:29 pm

This is in France

France3997.jpg
Le Brevent in the Aiguilles Rouges above Chamonix
Last edited by eggs on Mon 14 Dec, 2020 2:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
eggs
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 10441
Joined: Fri 23 May, 2008 2:58 pm
Location: Para Vista, South Australia
Region: South Australia

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

Postby johnw » Sat 12 Dec, 2020 7:56 pm

I'm assuming this is on the Tour Mont Blanc? I keep coming up with Aiguille du Midi which we've had before, but that looks different and has a large tower.
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby eggs » Sat 12 Dec, 2020 10:42 pm

You could see Aiguille Du Midi from this peak - but it is on a different range.
User avatar
eggs
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 10441
Joined: Fri 23 May, 2008 2:58 pm
Location: Para Vista, South Australia
Region: South Australia

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

Postby eggs » Sun 13 Dec, 2020 1:41 pm

We climbed this peak 9 days earlier.
User avatar
eggs
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 10441
Joined: Fri 23 May, 2008 2:58 pm
Location: Para Vista, South Australia
Region: South Australia

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

Postby eggs » Sun 13 Dec, 2020 3:21 pm

There is another view of this peak from the south in the game - 29th March 2017.
User avatar
eggs
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 10441
Joined: Fri 23 May, 2008 2:58 pm
Location: Para Vista, South Australia
Region: South Australia

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

Postby johnw » Sun 13 Dec, 2020 5:39 pm

That implies Aiguilles Rouges, which is not labelled on Google Maps for some reason. Although it does come up if you search for it by name :?.
And I still can't find a single image even close to matching this view :roll:.
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby eggs » Sun 13 Dec, 2020 5:48 pm

If you look carefully at that earlier image you will see the buildings on a point lower than the bulk of that range - but I do actually name the specific peak in that entry. :)
User avatar
eggs
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 10441
Joined: Fri 23 May, 2008 2:58 pm
Location: Para Vista, South Australia
Region: South Australia

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

Postby johnw » Sun 13 Dec, 2020 6:10 pm

eggs wrote:If you look carefully at that earlier image you will see the buildings on a point lower than the bulk of that range - but I do actually name the specific peak in that entry. :)

Yes I found the entry. My frustration was that I couldn't validate the image independently.
I feel very undeserving, someone else can go next.
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

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

Postby eggs » Sun 13 Dec, 2020 6:23 pm

You shouldn't let that Brevent you.
It was our first peak on the first day of the Tour Mt Blanc.
We had a morning tea at the top in thick fog.
But anyone can go next.
User avatar
eggs
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 10441
Joined: Fri 23 May, 2008 2:58 pm
Location: Para Vista, South Australia
Region: South Australia

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

Postby johnw » Mon 14 Dec, 2020 9:07 pm

No takers, so here's another one for the train buffs. North America:
IMG20190918164700 resized.jpg
Banff Train Station, Banff NP, Alberta, Canada
Last edited by johnw on Sat 19 Dec, 2020 3:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.
John W

In Nature's keeping they are safe, but through the agency of man destruction is making rapid progress - John Muir c1912
User avatar
johnw
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Lagarostrobos franklinii
 
Posts: 8985
Joined: Wed 23 Jan, 2008 11:59 am
Location: Macarthur Region - SW Sydney
Region: New South Wales
Gender: Male

PreviousNext

Return to Games and Competitions

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 9 guests