The "guess the place" thread

[Mr Larrington]

Death Valley, Nevada?

Zabriskie Point, to be precise.  Most of Death Valley is in California though, so I shall have to withhold this * I was going to give you.

[andrew_s]

I was working on the hope that the photo was in the Nevada bit, as it's the same viewpoint as the photo on the Nevada page linked 

[Robbo4]

Here's an easy place to guess

It looks a bit like the lower stretches of Honister Pass on the East side.

Damon.

It's on the way to Coniston Water on the south east side (is that Honister Pass?).  I used to do a 25 mile loop every day which was bloody hard work, but it got me away from the missus and her mum.  Cunsey to Coniston, up over Hawkshead hill and around, lots of arrows to cycle up.

The picture is of `Rusland Beeches.

[frankly frankie]

Hullo, its gone quiet.
Anyone cycled up this road? (Apart from me)

[Ian H]

Designed by MC Escher?

[David Martin]

Looks like the back side of Geiteryggen in Norway. On the road between Gol and Flaam (IIRC)

[frankly frankie]

Right continent, but if it helps, I've never travelled north of John O'Groats, nor east of Trieste.

[andrew w]

Is it the Passo San Boldo, near Follina in Italy?  I've only heard of it because I've read Allan Nelson's entertaining account of his Italian cycle tours, see:
 Dolomites and Alps by bike - May 2002
for example.

It looks like a fantastic piece of road engineering.

Andrew

[frankly frankie]

Correct, well spotted.
6 hairpins, each in a tunnel - much loved by Italians in small red cars with raucous exhausts.
Somewhat tamed since they added some traffic light controls.

[frankly frankie]

OK, while on the subject of adventurous tunnels -
where's this?

clue: if its not obvious, the tunnel is only 1 vehicle wide.

[andrew_s]

It's the Livigno tunnel, on the Swiss-Italian border.

I was browsing the virtual alps the other day, so only had to consult my browser history 

Back to passes, where's this?

[Mr Larrington]

Back to passes, where's this?

Hmmm.  Is that a yak at the roadside?  Nepal?

[frankly frankie]

Looks similar to the Rhone glacier, but its not, not unless something awful has happened to the road surface recently.  Interesting day-for-night effect on the photo!

And Livigno tunnel was correct of course - 4km long and 1 vehicle wide, and about 100m of climb in this direction - great fun on a bike.  The sign says something like "at your own risk, mush" to which I reply, "and this differs from other roads how, exactly?"

[Gus]

I agree with Mr. Larrington.

One of the La's on the Lhasa -kathmandu road, but I'll guess on the Tibetan side

[andrew_s]

I agree with Mr. Larrington.

One of the La's on the Lhasa -kathmandu road, but I'll guess on the Tibetan side

But which one?

It is a yak (which was the clue). There are no passes on the Nepal section of the Lhasa-Kathmandu road, except for the town of Dhulikel.

[andrew w]

Here's one closer to home, but where?

[clarion]

Is it the leprechaun's lighthouse, which is frequently obscured by passing gulls?

[andrew w]

Well, yes I know it looks like a place where the seagulls are big enough to eat the lighthouse keepers, but I assure you that was just an illusion 

[Adrian]

Well, yes I know it looks like a place where the seagulls are big enough to eat the lighthouse keepers, but I assure you that was just an illusion 

What, as in "OK, one last time. These are small... but the ones out there are far away. Small... far away... ah forget it!"?

[neilcu]

Here's one closer to home, but where?

That looks not entirely unlike the lighthouse thingy on Whitby Harbour.

[andrew_s]

I agree with Mr. Larrington.

One of the La's on the Lhasa -kathmandu road, but I'll guess on the Tibetan side

But which one?

It is a yak (which was the clue). There are no passes on the Nepal section of the Lhasa-Kathmandu road, except for the town of Dhulikel.

It's the Karo La (5045m), the only pass on the route that's anywhere near a glacier, and the site of the first battle of the Younghusband 1904 invasion of Tibet (where machine guns proved more effective than swords and matchlock muskets).

[andrew w]

That looks not entirely unlike the lighthouse thingy on Whitby Harbour.

Spot on! Well done.

[Gus]

Here's a new one.

[fuzzy]

Gus,

Is that the resteraunt and shop by Gulfoss Falls in Iceland?

[onb]

Here's one closer to home, but where?

Whitby ?? Sorry just noticed someone beat me to it ,saves me right for not following the thread all the way through.How are you Andrew I enjoyed your Fleet Moss write up.