Where was I? Vol 3

[Seventy]

Very.
It’s a country I’m desperate to visit - how did you find it at that time?
Don’t have anything on my iPad so somebody else please carry on.

[silentbrown]

RammyMP said:

Try this:

???

[Bill]

Seventy said:

It’s a country I’m desperate to visit - how did you find it at that time?

Spectacular. Incredibly friendly, hospitable people, we were invited into peoples' homes and to a wedding. We strayed well off the beaten track and a bit near the Iraqi border going to the wedding and were stopped by a policeman and taken to the station and a random passerby insisted on coming in the car with us to make sure we were Ok. As it turned out they hadn't seen a foreigner before and as we couldn't communicate they took us back to base to find someone who could. As it turned the police chief spoke French This was '97. They're well did of the Shah, but don't want the loonies that took over.

[Seventy]

Found one.

[Bonefish Blues]

Big eff-off spoil heap from mining operations, I'm guessing. Let's plump for a diamond mine in SA or Namibia.

[Seventy]

Bonefish Blues said:

Big eff-off spoil heap from mining operations, I'm guessing. Let's plump for a diamond mine in SA or Namibia.

No, no and no.

[Fluffsri]

Is this Mt Teidi, Tenerife? Im sure I have seen this but cant remeber where.

[silentbrown]

RammyMP said:

Correct, York! Minster Alarms!

What's the ice sculpture?

[Amateurish]

The Negev?

[Logbert]

Nevada America?

[Seventy]

Logbert said:

Nevada America?

Warm.

[The Don of Croy]

Death Valley?

[Seventy]

The Don of Croy said:

Death Valley?

Did the 'warm' give it away?
Extra points for where ( it is a landmark).

[Fluffsri]

Ah! Right, knew Id been there, is this near to Badwater Basin, it was called Devil something.

[Seventy]

Fluffsri said:

Ah! Right, knew Id been there, is this near to Badwater Basin, it was called Devil something.

It is, but not Devils Golf Course.
On the road from Furnace creek to Badwater, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Places_of_interest_i...

I think The Don mentioned Death Valley first.

[NRS]

Bonefish Blues said:

Big eff-off spoil heap from mining operations, I'm guessing. Let's plump for a diamond mine in SA or Namibia.

Reason it looks like that is flash flood dominated, so when you do get water flowing it erodes quickly. It also looks quite mudstone/shale dominated, so will erode quickly with running water. The colours are related to the conditions when the rocks were deposited. It could be different minerals, but likely the more red colour is when there was fully oxidation of the iron happening, whereas the more green colours come from a reducing environment.

I think.

[Bonefish Blues]

NRS said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Big eff-off spoil heap from mining operations, I'm guessing. Let's plump for a diamond mine in SA or Namibia.

Reason it looks like that is flash flood dominated, so when you do get water flowing it erodes quickly. It also looks quite mudstone/shale dominated, so will erode quickly with running water. The colours are related to the conditions when the rocks were deposited. It could be different minerals, but likely the more red colour is when there was fully oxidation of the iron happening, whereas the more green colours come from a reducing environment.

I think.

Softens the "got it completely wrong in all respects" blow somewhat

[RammyMP]

silentbrown said:

RammyMP said:

Correct, York! Minster Alarms!

What's the ice sculpture?

There was loads of them around York with the Christmas markets. Most were sponsored by the local shops. Here’s another couple:

[knight]

Seventy said:

Found one.

Artists palette, Artists Drive, Death Valley

[The Don of Croy]

knight said:

Seventy said:

Found one.

Artists palette, Artists Drive, Death Valley

Be my guest - I'm not at my pc this morning...