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[Rob]

So, Walnut, winner gets to post the next one.

With only a couple of post i'm not sure how much he read this board, so if Walnut doesn't produce some nuts by the end of the day, first come first serve to post the next.

rob

[Hans van der Maarel]

Rob,

I think we ought to adopt that as a general rule. So folks, if you're going to post an answer, make sure you have a suitable challenge ready.

[Kartograph]

Yeah, not like the easy stuff Hans brings on!

[loximuthal]

So, Walnut, winner gets to post the next one.

With only a couple of post i'm not sure how much he read this board, so if Walnut doesn't produce some nuts by the end of the day, first come first serve to post the next.

rob

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OK, I'll jump in. Where are we?

[loximuthal]

I can't figure the "attachments" process, so I'll link to the photo. Sorry about this.

[Hans van der Maarel]

Yeah, not like the easy stuff Hans brings on! 

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Hey!

[Rick Dey]

I got it!

Its a river with a bridge.

Oh, you want more than that, eh?

Damn.

[Dennis McClendon]

All I can tell so far is it's a vista point (with lots of parking) looking out over a rapids or low falls on a river in the Southwestern US. There's a good chance that it's inside a national park. Not many rivers with this much water through areas this arid. Is the river the Colorado?

[gregsd]

I got it!

Its a river with a bridge.

Oh, you want more than that, eh?

Damn.

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I can see the river and the bridge but not the dam...

Greg

[loximuthal]

OK, moving out a bit. A hint: somebody found something here a while back.

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[Martin Gamache]

You werent kidding when you said a bit....they must of found gold.

[Hans van der Maarel]

Is it the American River, where the gold that sparked the 1849 Gold Rush was found?

[loximuthal]

Is it the American River, where the gold that sparked the 1849 Gold Rush was found?

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Yes, indeed. The site is Sutter's Mill, on the South Fork of the American River. John Marshall found gold there in 1848, leading the the 1849 Gold Rush. BTW, it is now a state park. Boy, this is a tough crowd to stump.

Your turn.

[Kartograph]

I knew it was a state park because of the telltale parking lot and visitor centre layout. but for what I just couldn´t figure. So who won? Martin or Hans?

[Martin Gamache]

Hans won for sure...

I spent way too much time with an Atlas and Google map last nite looking for this though....