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Asturias56 12th Nov 2019 15:31

Are we in Europe? I thought it might be Sion in Switzerland but this is all grass and the railway runs on thw opposite side of the field to the main road.

India Four Two 12th Nov 2019 22:01

Not Europe, no matter how you define it. ;)

Asturias56 13th Nov 2019 07:31

Well I did suspect that the Swiss flag on the cap was a distraction.

Let us see - v steep river valleys but a lot of development and a railroad - so not S Island New Zealand. Truck (left hand side hallway up) on right hand side of the road. So it's probably the America's. Looks too neat & tidy for C Chile so maybe USA or Canada.

Very steep valleys and big mountains - doesn't look like Appalchia to me - very straight valley - Rocky Mountain eastern side looks possible - but not way out in the sticks - too neat and tidy

Jamesel 13th Nov 2019 10:34

Faint Hope of finding it on the EAST side of the Rockies.... Was the photo taken from a CJ6?

Asturias56 13th Nov 2019 12:02

Sorry , I meant the Eastern Rockies. It looks a pretty well off area from the picture.

And there's a railroad which should help.

India Four Two 13th Nov 2019 13:09

Jamesl, faint Hope of it being a CJ6 - another tandem two-seater.

Asturias, not the Rockies, but west of them. I confess to some legerdemain concerning the flag, to try and put you off the scent!

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....48688359de.jpg

ea200 13th Nov 2019 15:14

Hope Regional Airpark?

India Four Two 13th Nov 2019 23:10

ea200,

I had to look that up, because I had not heard that name before, but you are correct. I know it just as Hope airfield, home to the Vancouver Soaring Association.

I also discovered something about it that I did not know - 737 grass runway trials!


For Jamesl's benefit, the picture was taken from a Chipmunk back seat and I'm surprised that Asturias didn't pick up on your "Faint Hope" clue. :)

ea200 has control.

ea200 13th Nov 2019 23:22

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....8ff28ea7b6.jpg
Thanks IF2. After being led astray by your flag ploy, I went for the railway line as being the line through Kamloops. Found it fairly easily after that.

Here's a nice bit of architecture.

10 DME ARC 14th Nov 2019 07:04

I42 Brilliant video thanks for sharing

Asturias56 14th Nov 2019 14:08

Googling ATC towers shows just how architects let their imaginations run riot (have you seen Edmonton??).

Let's guess at N America?

ea200 14th Nov 2019 14:24

Not N America. Head East.

sycamore 14th Nov 2019 14:28

Middle East or Far East.....?

ea200 14th Nov 2019 14:36

I see what you mean about Edmonton. Impressive.

ea200 14th Nov 2019 14:37

Neither of those Sycamore.

ea200 14th Nov 2019 17:05

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....069e70b821.jpg

Time for an overhead perhaps

Asturias56 14th Nov 2019 17:19

are we in Europe?

has a vaguely E European air to it - all those multi-storey blocks of apartments.

ea200 14th Nov 2019 17:43

Know what you mean but it's not Europe. Yes, there are plenty of apartment blocks in the new parts of town but also lots of old buildings elsewhere.

Many historical European connections hereabouts.

India Four Two 14th Nov 2019 17:59

North Africa?

ea200 14th Nov 2019 18:12

Not any part of Africa.


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