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  1. Henk

    desert plants that indicate former inhabitation

    Such Societies are in many/most countries all over the world. I'm more on the cactus side, but nevertheless regret that these Agave articles didn't appear already several years ago to have had the chance to investigate when visiting such archeological places. By the way the author of the...
  2. Henk

    desert plants that indicate former inhabitation

    In 3 recent, consecutive issues of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America, articles titled : "Ruins, rock art, and roasting pits: agaves as living archaeological relics" the Author Ron Parker discusses pre-Columbian Agave cultigens, originally developed and farmed by indigenous Native...
  3. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    Correct, it is/was the Boarding House at the Sego Canyon Ghost town not far from the wellknown Pictographs! https://www.roadtripryan.com/go/t/utah/moab/sego-ghost-town You are up @regehr !
  4. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    @regehr still curious about what you think it is!
  5. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    Hint: There is another, wellknown, place of interest not far away!
  6. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    Above picture is from Spring 2004 (my first "digital year") Below what it looked like years later in 2010, in the meantime it probably has become completely flat by now!
  7. Henk

    Album Panoramas and Stitched Images

    The Big Mac and the Teepees
  8. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    Not "Motel 6" or any of the other remaining facilities around Hidden Splendor
  9. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    hope that nasty ghost didn't bother you!
  10. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    Where is and was it?
  11. Henk

    Wandering about In Theodore Roosevelt NP (north unit)

    There are cacti growing even up into Southern Canada. Just a few examples, but there are more: gorelick-2019-cactus-succ.-j.-914-287-288.pdf (wordpress.com) Opuntia fragilis Publications (wiu.edu) Pediocactus simpsonii (cactus-art.biz) Pediocactus nigrispinus (llifle.com) The Opuntia species...
  12. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    Escalante Petrified Forest State Park / Wide Hollow reservoir?
  13. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    Waterpocket Fold from Boulder Mountain?
  14. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    It was indeed the suspension bridge over the San Juan River, a couple of miles east of Bluff. The Ruin at the other side is kwown as 14, 16 or 17 Room Ruin or as Casa del Echo. we visited the place in 2005, the bridge was destroyed by a flood in 2007, and sofar not rebuild. @deelek you are up...
  15. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    It once was a bridge in South Eastern Utah that connected to an interesting site and, moreover, used to be a shortcut for the people from the other side to reach a school or hospital.
  16. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    Many years ago the Salt Lake Tribune used to have an Outdoor Section wherein Editor Brett Prettyman ran a weekly column called "where is it?". For this photo a slightly different question : "where WAS it?
  17. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    Salt Creek?
  18. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    The Barracks?
  19. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    Johns Canyon??
  20. Henk

    Guess the spot: Utah Edition

    That's exactly what it is! I thought it would be an easy guess anyway and moreover with the post "When might the road to Salt Creek TH be ok?" just changing place before and below it for a while i'm surprised it took so long. You are up @Titans !
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