larsv Posted June 11, 2014 Share #3221 Â Posted June 11, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Over to you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stuny Posted June 11, 2014 Share #3222  Posted June 11, 2014 Thank you.  For this one, what is the river or river valley?  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/150062-the-world-from-above-game-thread/?do=findComment&comment=2608579'>More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted June 12, 2014 Share #3223 Â Posted June 12, 2014 A very wild guess.... Green River in Canyonlands? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 12, 2014 Share #3224 Â Posted June 12, 2014 US southwest is correct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 16, 2014 Share #3225 Â Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) No guesses? Maybe this will help: It is in northern Arizona. Edited June 19, 2014 by stuny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 19, 2014 Share #3226 Â Posted June 19, 2014 Oops! This is actually in southern Utah not far from Northern Arizona, and not too far from Glenn Canyon Dam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted June 25, 2014 Share #3227 Â Posted June 25, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) So not far from Amangiri, then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 25, 2014 Share #3228 Â Posted June 25, 2014 Correct. Start getting there by leaving the property and driving in the opposite direction of the Arizona border. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted June 25, 2014 Share #3229 Â Posted June 25, 2014 Could it be Marble Canyon? Or nearby? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 25, 2014 Share #3230 Â Posted June 25, 2014 Marble Canyon is the other way when you leave the Amangiri, and well into northern Arizona. We want southern Utah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted June 26, 2014 Share #3231 Â Posted June 26, 2014 Are we then north of highway 89? Â I am afraid that Google Earth is not much help as it lacks a lot of place names, and I've never been in that area...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 26, 2014 Share #3232 Â Posted June 26, 2014 Perhaps this will help: Â I couldn't find it on the maps via Google, but it is north of Highway 89. The area is under control of the Bureau of Land Management, and the roads require both a high clearance 4 wheel drive vehicle and an experienced driver. The river (not navigable) eventually finds its way into the Colorado River 8km southwest of Page Arizona. Page Arizona, on the border between Utah and Arizona, is the location of Glenn Canyon Dam, which made Lake Powell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted June 26, 2014 Share #3233 Â Posted June 26, 2014 Not much help. Stuart. I'll have to give up for lack of maps with information. Sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 26, 2014 Share #3234 Â Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) Brian - Â Well, you were persistent and may have gotten as close as possible without actually having seen it in person, and I doubt many people have been successful driving there. It is the Paria River Valley at the edge of the Grand Escalante National Monument. I'd say it's your turn. Â An interesting thing happened a number of years ago in Utah to preserve its special lands: Utah refused to set asside any reserves so the Federal Government declaired special places as national parks and national monumnets. Without those actions, many wonderful, wild places may not have survived - among others are Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Canyonlands in the Air National Park, Zion National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Brice Canyon National Park, and so on. Edited June 26, 2014 by stuny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefans4 Posted June 26, 2014 Share #3235 Â Posted June 26, 2014 This was a beautiful view, Stuart, and very interesting details to go along with the picture... Â I'm completely with you, Brian, on the problems of Google Earth in many areas, such as geographic names, rivers etc. in less densely populated areas. Â However, the U. S. (and Canada as well, to my knowledge) are fortunate in that all government topo maps are available for free for web view and download... see, for instance, The USGS Store - One stop shop for all your maps, world, United States, state, wall decor, historic, planetary, topographic, trail, hiking, foreign, satellite, digital . Look for Utah, Fivemile Valley... this seems to be the area of Stuart's picture. A beautiful map issued in 2014 and superimposed on an ortho image (and with many layers including geographic names to switch on and off, if you like this sort of thing). Â So, whatever the shortcomings of Google Earth are, in North America at least there are alternatives... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted June 26, 2014 Share #3236 Â Posted June 26, 2014 Indeed, stefans4, I agree with you that Stuart's picture was really great. And thank you for the additional information re the USGS Maps of which I was unaware until now. A very good resource. Â Stuart, Your information re Utah and the national parks was fascinating. How Utah could fail to set aside such places is quite extraordinary. Â Anyway thanks for nominating me to carry on this thread. I'll have to look something out - give me overnight (UK time), please! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted June 27, 2014 Share #3237  Posted June 27, 2014 This could possibly be a little obscure - so the general area will suffice, or possibly the name of the airport that I just left.  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/150062-the-world-from-above-game-thread/?do=findComment&comment=2618786'>More sharing options...
farnz Posted June 27, 2014 Share #3238 Â Posted June 27, 2014 I see what look like salmon farms on the far shore so could this be a Scottish loch? Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 27, 2014 Share #3239 Â Posted June 27, 2014 Salmon farms also make me think of Chile and Norway. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted June 27, 2014 Share #3240 Â Posted June 27, 2014 Way way far away from Bonnie Scotland! Â And Norway & Chile as well! Â Â They are "fish" farms but not for salmon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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