Manitoba Geocaching Association

Dragonfreys · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 362 Location: Manitoba-Westman

Yep, that's it. Note how wide the river is north of the canyon, before it gets funnelled into that narrow gorge. If you ever want a life altering experience rafting either the Alsek or Tatshenshini rivers through the coastal range will give you some new perspective. Mt. Logan is only about 100 km from there and you are on the fringe of the world's largest nonpolar icefields. The rafting tours down the Alsek have a helicopter fly their clients over Turnback Canyon when they reach it.

MBeans · Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 42 Location: Winnipeg

To log this find you need to name the person that you can see on the ground at these coordinates:

***disregard this post***

-- Edited by MBeans at 22:01, 2007-01-21

Jimbo 2 · Joined: 21 Aug 2006 Posts: 163 Location: Manitoba

Would that be Buffalo Bill, @ Buffalo Bill's, in Primm, Nevada?

-- Edited by Jimbo 2 at 21:35, 2007-01-21

lizardo · Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 497 Location: Winnipeg

Cool Game. I'm logging in to get notifications. Which are DEFINITELY required!

MBeans · Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 42 Location: Winnipeg

Ok, my previous post was suposed to be coordinates to a giant cover of Maxim Magazine with Eva Longoria on the cover in the middle of the desert. I don't know if it is a hoax or if the satalite images just aren't up to date.

Lets try this one instead. This is easy, just post what is seen at these coordinates:

52°20'10.91"N 0°11'43.28"W

Jimbo 2 · Joined: 21 Aug 2006 Posts: 163 Location: Manitoba

An AIRPLANE!, flying over Huntingdon, England, no less.....

Please don't ask me what type it is.....

Dragonfreys · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 362 Location: Manitoba-Westman

Its an Avro Lancaster Bomber of WWII vintage returning from an airshow as I recall.

It looks like the Maxim cover was only there for a while and was since updated with new imagery, a google search for Maxim cover Primm Nevada will give you an idea of what used to be there.

I was wondering if you pulled it because it was too racey

Jimbo 2 · Joined: 21 Aug 2006 Posts: 163 Location: Manitoba

Dragonfreys wrote:
Its an Avro Lancaster Bomber of WWII vintage returning from an airshow as I recall.
It looks like the Maxim cover was only there for a while and was since updated with new imagery, a google search for Maxim cover Primm Nevada will give you an idea of what used to be there.
I was wondering if you pulled it because it was too racey

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12186858/

ohmic · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 456 Location: Winnipeg

What about my two castles? I'm still pending confirmation...

MBeans · Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 42 Location: Winnipeg

The two Castles are right. My wife and I also visited the castles in Fussen Germany on our honeymoon and are going to Disney Castle in March!

ohmic · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 456 Location: Winnipeg

My interest in wildlife always makes me discover new and interesting facts and places.

Here's a cool one for you.

What used to be mined at this remote National Wildlife Refuge?

0° 22'00.00"S 160° 00'00.00"W

-- Edited by ohmic at 11:43, 2007-01-24

dutch53 · Guest

Lets see......... I believe it is guano that was mined there, like so many other remote islands that have large bird colonies. The island is Jarvis Island.

-- Edited by dutch53 at 12:09, 2007-01-24

ohmic · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 456 Location: Winnipeg

Correct my friend!
Guano was mined heavily in the 1800's for fertilizer.
You're up.

dutch53 · Guest

N 14 33' 31.62 W 90 44' 01.66

This location was once the capital of Central America but with in a couple of hundred years the capital was moved to what is now Guatemala City. What was the reason for moving the whole city?

Today it is one of the main tourist attraction of the region, with many historical churches, public and private buidings. It has a great market with many of the local people sell their products.

milesmac · Guest

Shortly after the Spanish conquest of Guatemala, the first capital was on a site part-way up this mountain. It was destroyed by a flood and mudslide when an earthquake let loose the water from the crater, and the capital of Guatemala was moved down the valley to the current Antigua. The original site is a village now known as "Ciudad Vieja", ("The Old City").

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