GEC #A014 (Advanced)

Stourbridge Lion Mar 12, 2008

  1. Stourbridge Lion

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  2. Another ATSF Admirer

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    Oh glee, back to bridges!

    Lessee... it's blurry, double track(?), and thru-span girder.
    The valley is green.

    Well, it's probably somewhere on earth ;)
     
  3. Stourbridge Lion

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    Very Good!!!!!!!
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  4. SRC90

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    You sure? It might be Pluto ;)
     
  5. ulie

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    no way... since Pluto isn't a planet anymore I think we can rule him out. And the contest is named Google Earth anyway...

    SCNR...:bear-biggrin::bear-biggrin::bear-biggrin:
     
  6. SRC90

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    Very, very true. I guess it is on planet Earth.:tb-wink:
     
  7. Hytec

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    OK, so all we have to do is copy Darren's image and paste it into the Google Earth Search entry.........hey, it ought to work if the guy who wrote the software is worth anything. :tb-tongue:
     
  8. Stourbridge Lion

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    Clue #1

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  9. Hytec

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    Hmm..the third (uppermost) bridge is either the original road bridge, or a shoofly while the main road bridge was being repaired, perhaps from flood damage.

    Not enough clarity or topography to determine the area of the globe, even in general terms. Also we must assume Darren is playing funny games with our heads...:tb-wacky:

    I agree that it's not Pluto, possibly Goofy, knowing Darren. :tb-tongue:
     
  10. friscobob

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    It's enough to make me feel Goofy................hyuk!:tb-wacky:
     
  11. Stourbridge Lion

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    Would I do that?
    :tb-rolleyes: :tb-rolleyes: :tb-rolleyes: :tb-rolleyes:
     
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  12. SteamDonkey74

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    I had thought that the abandoned bridge was the Crooked River Bridge near Terrebonne, Oregon, with the modern bridge and the rail line all together... but it's not.

    I feel like I've been to this site before.
     
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    Looking at the (modern) road bridge, I can see white dashed paint in the middle
    Does america do that, ever? I seem to recall it didn't, because I was amused by the difference in paint while driving around "over there" (on the wrong side of the road and all).

    NZ definately uses white dashed lines between opposite directions of travel.
    But they've been down here a lot recently; he wouldn't do that again... or would he ;)

    Goofy indeed!

    Rail bridge doesn't look double-track now that we've zoomed.
    Colours don't give away much. The river has rapids just above the bridges, judging by the water. I suspect upriver is up..
     
  14. Stourbridge Lion

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    I take it that you guys like this cozy little spot and it's available details...

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  15. Hytec

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    Roads in the US use dashed center white or yellow lines where it is safe to pass, solid lines where it is unsafe, and dashed on one side or the other of a solid line for areas where it is safe for only the lane with the dashed line. Having said all that, the lines in the photo appear to be longer than US dashed lines, which I believe are 2'-3' long, never having stopped in the middle of traffic and measured them.....:tb-err:

    Darren, I think that when you give us as little detail as you have with this one, we try to extract (make up?) as much by speculation than by true observation. If we had more detail, we would keep our mouths shut because we were fairly sure where it is and we were trying to beat out our competitors. :tb-tongue:
     
  16. Stourbridge Lion

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    Hint #1

    That's likely true; but, I've been known to toss out "Hints" based on what folks have listed as observations too and those kind of "Hints" can show up at any time. So, those folks in the Lead that stay silent have to work faster becuase my Hints likely are helping others.

    Not in the USA
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  17. Stourbridge Lion

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    Clue #2

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  18. Matt13

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    Center lines in the US are not white. They are always yellow--white separates lanes of the same direction. (Keep this in mind if you ever get in a period of low visibility: if you have yellow lines on your right, you're going the wrong way.)
     
  19. Stourbridge Lion

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    O'Where O'Where did Darren go Now, O'Where O'Where can he be...
    :tb-rolleyes: :tb-rolleyes: :tb-rolleyes: :tb-rolleyes:​
     
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  20. Stourbridge Lion

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    Clue #3

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