Anywhere Challenge: Win up to 60,000 points over the next 8 weeks
Sep 21, 2010, 9:56 am
#331
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Is there a glacier in Alaska that flows for almost 100 miles?
Sep 21, 2010, 10:00 am
#332
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There's the Chugach National Forest and there is the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Both are National Parks.
According to this website: http://www.alaskawildland.com/chugac...nal-forest.htm "The Kenai flows from the Chugach National Forest into the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge"
And then there's the Chugach State Park, which, as the name says, is not a National Park but a State Park.
So apparently the Kenai River flows through both National Parks....
To make it even more confusing, the whole river (82 miles in total) is within the Kenai River Special Management Area ( map )
Maybe we should really just focus on the river....
According to this website: http://www.alaskawildland.com/chugac...nal-forest.htm "The Kenai flows from the Chugach National Forest into the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge"
And then there's the Chugach State Park, which, as the name says, is not a National Park but a State Park.
So apparently the Kenai River flows through both National Parks....
To make it even more confusing, the whole river (82 miles in total) is within the Kenai River Special Management Area ( map )
Maybe we should really just focus on the river....
Last edited by DuMaInSin; Sep 21, 2010 at 10:07 am
Sep 21, 2010, 10:02 am
#333
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Sep 21, 2010, 10:10 am
#335
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There's the Chugach National Forest and there is the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Both are National Parks.
According to this website: http://www.alaskawildland.com/chugac...nal-forest.htm "The Kenai flows from the Chugach National Forest into the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge"
And then there's the Chugach State Park, which, as the name says, is not a National Park but a State Park.
So apparently the Kenai River flows through both National Parks....
To make it even more confusing, the whole river (82 miles in total) is within the Kenai River Special Management Area ( map )
Maybe we should really just focus on the river....
According to this website: http://www.alaskawildland.com/chugac...nal-forest.htm "The Kenai flows from the Chugach National Forest into the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge"
And then there's the Chugach State Park, which, as the name says, is not a National Park but a State Park.
So apparently the Kenai River flows through both National Parks....
To make it even more confusing, the whole river (82 miles in total) is within the Kenai River Special Management Area ( map )
Maybe we should really just focus on the river....
Sep 21, 2010, 10:10 am
#336
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Isn't turnagain arm something like 30 miles north of the Kenai River?
and it looks like turnagain arm is the southern boundary of the Chugach State Park
and it looks like turnagain arm is the southern boundary of the Chugach State Park
Sep 21, 2010, 10:11 am
#337
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There's a place nearby called Girdwood, a ski resort, which was originally called "Glacier City". There are tons of properties to spend PCR points at there.
Sep 21, 2010, 10:18 am
#338
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According to Alaska-in-Pictures.com: Girdwood lies at base of Chugach Mountains and Turnagain Arm.
So, we're closing in!
So, we're closing in!
Sep 21, 2010, 10:18 am
#339
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And this is the reason why the background trees and cliffs look like a repeat. If you look at the picture in the above post submitted by jcjd you will see that the PCR photo is a repeat of a center piece. I can bet you tomorrow's picture will have a mountain in the back and trees along both sides, hence covering the repeat pattern. The question is only what's the name of the park or the area. One search provided this answer:
Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area, Alaska
As far as parks are concerned, I think the choice is between Chugach State Park and Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Remember the first week's puzzle. That lighthouse was not in the Arikok park. The same may hold true for this week's answer.
Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area, Alaska
As far as parks are concerned, I think the choice is between Chugach State Park and Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Remember the first week's puzzle. That lighthouse was not in the Arikok park. The same may hold true for this week's answer.
The problem is the part of the picture which is from Turnagain Arm, which is not on the Kenai River. However as we saw in week 1, some parts of the photo were not in the answer
Sep 21, 2010, 10:21 am
#340
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Alternate guess???
I've taken a slightly different approach and come up with a guess on the other side of the world. If you look closely at the bottom right of the picture on the muddy bank it looks like a crocodile slide (I may be looking at this too closely). Kakadu National Park, Australia is home to 3 rivers 2 of which are 160 KM (99.4miles), aptly named Alligator River (East & South). The rocky terrain is also very flat at many points it meets the river. I had looked at several images of the terrain with many being very close (please google for more images and feedback). Oh and there is no shortage of crocs!
EAST OR SOUTH ALLIGATOR RIVER, KAKADU NATIONAL PARK, AUSTRALIA (both 99km long)
If the logic behind my guess stands to be true the only question is it EAST or WEST?
http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=pic&fn=9yvagwzu&s=3
EAST OR SOUTH ALLIGATOR RIVER, KAKADU NATIONAL PARK, AUSTRALIA (both 99km long)
If the logic behind my guess stands to be true the only question is it EAST or WEST?
http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=pic&fn=9yvagwzu&s=3
Sep 21, 2010, 10:30 am
#341
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I think for today I will go with Kenai Fjords National Park. These past two weeks clues were more about proximity then an exact location.
Sep 21, 2010, 10:42 am
#342
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I agree with those who warn against getting all hung up on Turnagain Arm as the locale for part of the photo. The folks running this contest are making liberal use of photos from various surrounding areas to create a collage, so the situs of a given stock photo does not pin down the answer.
Sep 21, 2010, 10:44 am
#343
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Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, US
Gotta be, surely.
Last edited by Kohoutek; Sep 21, 2010 at 10:45 am Reason: Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, US
Sep 21, 2010, 11:02 am
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