Guess the spot: Maps Edition

[Artemus]

So, in the spirit of stupid-human-names here is my offering of a feature that really doesn't require a human name, but the names assigned by humans have been controversial or worse, instilling angst. Please give me TWO human names for this summit and, for extra credit, who do you know personally that has been on top?

 

[Rockskipper]

McKinley and Denali

I kinda think Art's probably been up there, as well as Art Davidson. I don't actually know Art Davidson, but I liked his book.

But Denali doesn't quite work, unless you mean a name given by a human, not a human's name, so dunno...just WAGing it, as usual.

 

[Artemus]

McKinley and Denali

I kinda think Art's probably been up there, as well as Art Davidson. I don't actually know Art Davidson, but I liked his book.

But Denali doesn't quite work, unless you mean a name given by a human, not a human's name, so dunno...just WAGing it, as usual.

You are spot-on and are up. :twothumbs:

 

[Rockskipper]

OK, this is a low-down place, as opposed to those high-up places that Art likes to climb. One hint: Idaho.

 

[Ben]

Snake and malad River.

 

[Rockskipper]

Ha - you Idahoans are pretty on it. It's the Malad Gorge. @Ben you're up!

 

[Ben]

That spot that every one drives over but never sees.

 

[Rockskipper]

That spot that every one drives over but never sees.

I saw it at the last moment and had to check it out and see what it was. It reminded me of the Nenana R. gorge south of Fairbanks but on a much smaller scale, but you're over it before you know it's there.

 

[Ben]

 

[Artemus]

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This doesn't look good. A cemetery and graves at the end of a landing strip...

 

[Ben]

This doesn't look good. A cemetery and graves at the end of a landing strip...

and a lake!

 

[Rockskipper]

And it looks like the village has a church for the services - oh, and cool, a golf course flag or something.

 

[Artemus]

What elevation is the air strip, mister?

 

[Artemus]

and a lake!

That Cem cemetery may instead be a Cem cement plan for the cement shoes to drop people in the lake before putting them in the graves. Just sayin'... (we ought to be able to find that by scanning maps, no?)

 

[Rockskipper]

Knowing Ben, this is some remote airstrip/village in some remote corner of the most remote part of Alaska.

 

[Ben]

i intend to walk to this location one day.
this spot is above 2000'.

 

[Rockskipper]

Where will you start your walk?

 

[Artemus]

i intend to walk to this location one day.
this spot is above 2000'.

So, this IS Alaska. Katmai National Park?

 

[Ben]

this is not Katmai.

 

[Rockskipper]

Can one walk to Katmai?

Is this on the Kenai?