Bushwalk Australia

Definitely gone quite.

Lac Blanc it is . Great spot even with the hordes.

It was the one spot I missed on the Tour Mt Blanc.
Due to a thunderstorm we took the lower level.

Next is in the UK

Dunscaith Castle, Isle of Skye

Wow - that was quick John

eggs wrote:Wow - that was quick John

Thank you eggs. I haven't been there, so my google skills must be improving .

An unconventional offering from the USA:

Baxter State Park in Maine ?

vagrom wrote:Baxter State Park in Maine ?

This is a long way from Maine.

Is it Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone?

Tyreless wrote:Is it Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone?

Closer but no. Just looking for name of park/location.

Ahhh, you've left a clue in the photo. Rangers Club, Yosemite.

I looked at that photo and thought that it sure looks like my neck of the woods, maybe Yosemite Valley. And sure enough, when I blow up your photo it's written right there!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzXRgcCV7Uc

I've spent, I don't know, hundreds of days in Yosemite Valley but I wasn't even aware of the existence of this place. Cool bit of history.


Edit: Ha! You beat me while I was watching the video and reading about it!

Tyreless wrote:Ahhh, you've left a clue in the photo. Rangers Club, Yosemite.

Orion wrote:I looked at that photo and thought that it sure looks like my neck of the woods, maybe Yosemite Valley. And sure enough, when I blow up your photo it's written right there!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzXRgcCV7Uc

I've spent, I don't know, hundreds of days in Yosemite Valley but I wasn't even aware of the existence of this place. Cool bit of history.

Edit: Ha! You beat me while I was watching the video and reading about it!

Well done all. I've only spent a couple of days wandering around Yosemite Valley but I think you are fortunate to have such a stunning place to hike.
Sure, it gets crowded and loved to death but in spite of that such a wonderful place to visit. I knew this was an historic building but otherwise unaware of the significance (yes, cool bit of history - enjoyed and enlightened by the video). I was simply wandering between hiking trails when I saw the four rangers on horseback and just had to snap that shot.

Anyway over to Tyreless as the first correct answer.

I don't have any photos at the moment (going overseas in a few weeks so hopefully will have some after that).

I liked Orion's video so over to Orion.

Oh, all right. I'll post something.

Europe:

Somewhere in the Auguille Rouges?

No, wrong country. This view was from along a very popular track.

tre cime di lavaredo in the Dolomites, Italy?

Right mountain range but wrong popular track. We didn't make it to Tre Cimi as my partner slipped, did a somersault off the track, and broke her leg.

near Lago Lagazuoi ?
Edit - is the gap/pass above called forcella del lago Lagazuoi?

Probably. I don't actually remember but it matches what google shows.

You're up, eggs.

What was the walk like?
And how hard getting medical help on the track?

Next one is still in Europe
What am I looking at? And in what country?
Bonus if you work out where I was?

Aiguille du Midi and cable car station, Chamonix France near Mont Blanc? Are you looking at it from Italy eggs?

Is it auguille du midi from the Italian side?

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Walk_fat boy_walk wrote:Is it auguille du midi from the Italian side?

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Oops disregard - hadn't scrolled down to john's post

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Sorry guys - my preamble was probably misleading. But indeed, with limited photo access I initially thought I was in Italy, but some reflection had me ruling that out. A closer look at my photo sequence helped me realise this is on the French side at the last cable car station about to ascend up to Du Midi.
John was first in.

USA:

I have no clue where that river is ^^

eggs wrote:What was the walk like?
And how hard getting medical help on the track?

Alta Via 1 is a pretty well documented walk with amazing scenery. I greatly prefer camping (I've never stayed in a hut in Tasmania) but in the Dolomites you have to stay in the "huts", which are more like hotels with dormitory sleeping. I was worried about that aspect but discovered that carrying a light day pack, showering each day, drinking beer and eating excellent food, having an espresso in the morning, etc., wasn't all that bad after all. Ha ha. I got used to it. :-)

My partner nearly took a long, long fall but fortunately ended up stopped by a tree. She was able to limp a couple of km on her broken ankle in order to reach a gravel road. From there I was able to call one of the lodges nearby and, via broken English, got them to call mountain rescue. They arrived via 4WD an hour or so later. The hospital was great, charged us essentially nothing, and her ankle healed well. Other than cutting our holiday in half everything worked out okay.

The photo has a few man made objects - which suggests the Colorado in the Grand Canyon - and out of view would be the Kaibab Suspension Bridge

eggs wrote:The photo has a few man made objects - which suggests the Colorado in the Grand Canyon - and out of view would be the Kaibab Suspension Bridge

Definitely the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon eggs. I think the Kaibab Suspension Bridge is probably a bit further east. Those signs could be related to rafting, not sure. I actually took this from high on the South Rim trail near the visitor centre, with a very long zoom, on arrival at GC. Hiked down to Plateau Point in the inner canyon the next day.

Yes - I see. It is a bit east - at the point where the Bright Angel Trail meets the river. Not far from Pipe Creek Rest House.

Next one is an aerial shot in Africa