The value of the various Guess the Spot threads

[Outdoor_Fool]

Missing hiker found based on photo he texted from Los Angeles area mountains

Before the hiker's phone died, he shared a photo with a friend that police later used to ask the public for help in identifying his location.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Jackson]

I read about this a few days ago. Super cool, and clearly a useful (albeit somewhat niche) skill. And I wish he didn't feel the need to call it a "weird" hobby. Nothing weird about it! I'd think weird applies more to things like collecting cat poop or something.

I have gotten significantly better at identifying places in photos thanks to participating in those threads over the past several years.

 

[swmalone]

I still can't even identify places that I have stood most of the time.

 

[zionsky]

I'd think weird applies more to things like collecting cat poop or something

That's way past weird! I'm beginning to worry about you @Jackson

 

[Yvonne]

I still can't even identify places that I have stood most of the time.

same here

 

[LarryBoy]

I read about this a few days ago. Super cool, and clearly a useful (albeit somewhat niche) skill. And I wish he didn't feel the need to call it a "weird" hobby. Nothing weird about it! I'd think weird applies more to things like collecting cat poop or something.

I have gotten significantly better at identifying places in photos thanks to participating in those threads over the past several years.

It's no weirder than crossword puzzles as a hobby, in my opinion. Guess the Spot is based on geography, and crosswords are based on geometry and spelling, but they're both basically just variants of puzzles.

 

[regehr]

if I ever go missing I hope the last thing I do before running out of phone energy is uploading a photo to this site!!!!

I'll try to tag @Udink to ensure a speedy SAR