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[DaveNV]

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That's very nice! Wyoming is a very underrated state. A million years ago I dated a girl from Lovell. We drove to Powell from there. Great area. Very nice people.

Dave

 

[geoand]

One of my semi-bucket list things - to go on a dinosaur dig. I was a MAJOR dino lover as a kid, and the thrill has never really left me. (I saw Jurassic Park in the theater three times the first week it came out. I had goosebumps of excitement, and I was in my 40's... ) Like so many kids who grew up in the 50s and 60s, I really wanted to be a paleontologist when I grew up. That didn't happen, of course, and life took me in some other, very interesting directions. But the dinosaur lover is still in me. I like to visit museums and fossil exhibits that feature dinosaurs whenever I can. The idea of spending time on a dig would be fascinating.

Near Thermopolis, Wyoming, there was a company that used to take tourists out to a dig site so they could play in the dirt. I wonder if they still do that? Hmm. Retirement goals...

Dave

I got absolutely terrified at Jurassic Park & walked out. Last thing I remember is Jeff in the outhouse.

 

[DaveNV]

I got absolutely terrified at Jurassic Park & walked out. Last thing I remember is Jeff in the outhouse.

Actually, I think that was the lawyer. Jeff Goldblum's character was in the back of the Jeep with a broken leg.

I found the movie pretty exciting, albeit a bit scary. As Jeff Goldblum's character says in a later JP film, “Oh, yeah. Oooh, ahhh, that’s how it always starts. Then later there’s running and screaming.” Kind of like when Jaws first came out. Saw that one in the theater several times, too.

Dave

 

[geoand]

Obviously the details escaped me. Never saw Jaws. Also never completed space flick that had monster erupt from chest

 

[sue1947]

Here are 2 lighthouses. Name both the location and the nearest timeshare for each one; they are both lovely spots in the spring.

 

[sue1947]

More lighthouses. Name both the lighthouse and the nearest timeshare. The timeshares are lesser known ones but great for those looking for outdoor activities year round.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

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Luanne - I think you need to offer some hints.

 

[Luanne]

Luanne - I think you need to offer some hints.

New Mexico
On the Santa Fe trail

 

[DaveNV]

Obviously the details escaped me. Never saw Jaws. Also never completed space flick that had monster erupt from chest

Aliens. Made Sigourney Weaver a star.

Dave

 

[Luanne]

Here are 2 lighthouses. Name both the location and the nearest timeshare for each one; they are both lovely spots in the spring.
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I thought the second one was the lighthouse in Pacific Grove, CA. There are two timeshares fairly close, Pacific Grove Plaza and Pine Acres. The setting looks right, but I'm not completely sure about the shape of the lighthouse.

 

[sue1947]

I thought the second one was the lighthouse in Pacific Grove, CA. There are two timeshares fairly close, Pacific Grove Plaza and Pine Acres. The setting looks right, but I'm not completely sure about the shape of the lighthouse.

Nope; you are off by over 1000 miles.
Sue

 

[DaveNV]

@sue1947: Great pictures. I have no idea which is which, but they look cool.

Dave

 

[Luanne]

Nope; you are off by over 1000 miles.
Sue

Then I have NO idea.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

More lighthouses. Name both the lighthouse and the nearest timeshare. The timeshares are lesser known ones but great for those looking for outdoor activities year round.

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The second one in this set (bright red roof) is at Discovery Park in Seattle.

The first one looks like it could be Cape Disappointment.

On the third one, I'm pretty sure that's Mt. Baker is in the distance, looking to the northest. So lining up the angles, the picture must have been taken from somewhere on the Olympic Peninsula, looking to the northeast. I don't know my Olympic Peninsula lighthouses, but I don't know any south of the Kingston Ferry terminal. So we've to be somewhere on the shore north of Kingston, or in the Port Townsend area, or perhaps around Dungeness Spit.

 

[sue1947]

The second one in this set (bright red roof) is at Discovery Park in Seattle. Nope; wrong state

The first one looks like it could be Cape Disappointment. Yep; there are 2 timeshares: Worldmark Long Beach and Surfside.

On the third one, I'm pretty sure that's Mt. Baker is in the distance, looking to the northest. So lining up the angles, the picture must have been taken from somewhere on the Olympic Peninsula, looking to the northeast. I don't know my Olympic Peninsula lighthouses, but I don't know any south of the Kingston Ferry terminal. So we've to be somewhere on the shore north of Kingston, or in the Port Townsend area, or perhaps around Dungeness Spit.
Close enough: It's the Point Wilson lighthouse at Fort Worden in Port Townsend, WA. 2 timeshares are Kala Point and WM Discovery Bay.

 

[easyrider]

Sue, I think the little Lighthouse is in Uculet and the closest resort is Wild Shore. You can see the little lighthouse when you are in the Carolina Chanel.

Boy, was I off. lol

Bill

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

The second one in this set (bright red roof) is at Discovery Park in Seattle. Nope; wrong state

Hmm - it's a close ringer. But I pulled up some of my picks of the West Point lighthouse, and it's definitely not Discovery Park, though the architectural styles are quite similar. Possibly they're both WPA projects, with the same design team in charge. That's often the case.

 

[sue1947]

Sue, I think the little Lighthouse is in Uculet and the closest resort is Wild Shore. You can see the little lighthouse when you are in the Carolina Chanel.

Boy, was I off. lol

Bill

Yep. From the Wild Pacific trail. I'd love to get an exchange into that timeshare, but it's not likely. I've had requests in over the years as it changed names and affiliations.
Sue

 

[dagger1]

That's very nice! Wyoming is a very underrated state. A million years ago I dated a girl from Lovell. We drove to Powell from there. Great area. Very nice people.

Dave

 

[DaveNV]

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Isn't it Wyoming that has the lowest population density in the country? Fewest people per square mile, and where livestock outnumber the people? Something like that.

Dave

 

[Luanne]

Isn't it Wyoming that has the lowest population density in the country? Fewest people per square mile, and where livestock outnumber the people? Something like that.

Dave

Nope, that would be Alaska. As a whole, there were 93 residents per square mile in the U.S., and Alaska was the state with the lowest population density, with 1.3 residents per square mile.

 

[dagger1]

Isn't it Wyoming that has the lowest population density in the country? Fewest people per square mile, and where livestock outnumber the people? Something like that.

Dave

Alaska may be lower population per square mile, not sure. But Wyoming is the least populated state, less than 580,000 total residents.

 

[Luanne]

Alaska may be lower population per square mile, not sure. But Wyoming is the least populated state, less than 580,000 total residents.

Dave said "fewest people per square mile". That's Alaska.

 

[10spro]

Here's one. Guess where...

 

[dagger1]

Dave said "fewest people per square mile". That's Alaska.

Yes.. Alaska is definitely lower population per square mile even though they have almost 200,000 more residents than Wyoming.