the salt flats of utah?

Geographically speaking youre in the right country, but Im not talkin that dry.

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Once the pilot has turned turned off the seatbelt sign and beverage service is available, Ill have vodka.

west of mrs. sippy?

gd,
I got my binoculars aimed at you...jump up and down and wave your arms so I can see if that's you on top of Giant Rock.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...J_PhotoWeb.jpg

ohhh, oooooo....sorry, I didn't mean jump that hard :(

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2.../GiantRock.jpg

Are you at Giant Rock in the Mojave Desert near Landers, California?

US?

are you north of 40 deg. latitude?

...my map again for your convenience:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ngitudeMap.gif

Im W of the mississippi and N of 40 lat.

Cmon boys, lets rock!
Lets get airborn!

gd,
are you base jumping off Devil's Tower in Wyoming?

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...Tower_CROP.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...n992-01_45.jpg

Devils Tower (Lakota: Mato Tipila, which means “Bear Tower”) is a monolithic igneous intrusion or volcanic neck located in the Black Hills near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises dramatically 386 m (1,267 ft) above the surrounding terrain and the summit is 1,558 m (5,112 ft) above sea level.

Devils Tower was the first declared United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Monument's boundary encloses an area of 5.45 km² (1,347 acres).

mt. st. helens?

Im on flat ground, but looking at take off.

Bonneville Salt Flats? ...don't know what to make of the take-off clues!.?.

been there, nick...

Lets narow this down before all the vodka is gone and skies turn gray.

I am in a state that has a coastline.

oops. sorry unc...I just noticed the first post on this page and then realized I'm being repetitively redundantly duplicating.



gd, are you at the Flight Deck Restaurant in Salem, Oregon?



The Flight Deck Restaurant offers our guests a spectacular view of the Cascade Mountains or the airplanes coming and going
from the airport in Salem Oregon. A comfortable atmosphere invites our guests to enjoy a delicious meal and drinks with friends
and family any day of the week .

We strive to provide our guests with great food and drinks with courteous and efficient service. There is always room for our
customers who choose to drive and those who fly in from all over the Northwest to eat with us.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ckLogoA480.gif

Daily
IN FLIGHT 4 pm departure, concluding at 7 pm
Featuring $3 Well Drinks and beers from $2.75 to $3.75
Special appetizer menu for the Lounge.

Monday through Thursday
TAKE OFF 2 pm departure, concluding at 4 pm
LANDING 7 pm departure through the evening until closing.
Featuring $1.50 Pounder of Bud or Coors Light beers
Drink Specials from $4.00 to $ 5.50

goose flats park, california?

Are you in Oregon?

Hey Nick, the Flight Deck is one of my favorites. As I kid my dad would take me out to breakfast there every year for my birthday. Later on as a paperboy in Salem I sold the most new subscriptions one time and won a 45 min ride in a Cesnna. I was 12-13 and the pilot let me steer it around for a while. Those two things probably had a lot to do with me getting my private license years later. After I got my licenses I flew down there from Astoria one year to meet my dad there for breakfast on his birthday. Turns out the boy brother's roommate's girlfriend from years ago was, maybe still is, the manager. Small world.

Tul, I just stumbled on that Flight Deck info but it sounded like a neat place that I would like and I'm sure gd "should" be there whether she knows it or not...that's an interesting story you have about it, and nice memories.

The Flight Deck is owned by the flight ops at SLE. They're one of many smaller airports that offer a "loaner" meaning if you call ahead and reserve it they have a car you can use free of charge. Most of the time there's a fueling requirement, meaning you have to fuel your plane to use the car. But you're likely going to need the gas anyway. Sometimes these vehicles are pretty nice, other times no so much. Spokane used to have an old police car, think it was a 1978 Impala. South Lake Tahoe used to have newer Toyota 4-Runner with leather seats etc... But as long as it runs, frees a very good price.

You all on the right map. I am in Oregon, although not at the Flight Deck restaurant.

What in the world am I looking at? I certainly dont need my magnifying glass to see this thing!

Oregon Dunes?

gd, is this you jumping for joy?

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ebc9d67d71.jpg

Mt. Hood

Nope and nope.

I was jumping for joy, but I have landed
along with the thing Im looking at.

Well, I've been searching balloon rides, blimp rides, rides on lawnchairs lifted by helium balloons ...but nothing ...except this just popped into my head:

Are you at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon?....home of the Spruce Goose? ...your cryptic allusions to grey and vodka made me think "goose" or "she's nuts" so I went with the goose ;)

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2.../museum_sg.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...tPropsleft.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0am%20I/22.jpg

Models comparing the Spruce Goose to a DC-3:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...cegoosedc3.jpg

Now, now? ...can I belt down a nice cold shot of straight vodka? ...Na Zdrowie!

Thats right. In McMinnville you can see the Goose, and drink the Goose. I saw the Spruce Goose arrive at its hanger, coming right down the street.

Youre up, badboy!

damn, I'm impressed that you're there, gd. That's one cool plane. I bet Tul tells us he flew it back in the day ;)

OK, where the hell am I this time?

NH?

yes, NH

WH?

not WH.

europa?

Asia?

Polynesia?

no
yes
no

...so yes, I'm in Asia...and not an island, on the mainland.

landlocked country?

China?

not landlocked, unc...and as Tul guessed correctly, yes I'm in China.

At this point I want to mention that I'm on a man-made thing, not a natural object or place though of course it is located in the natural environment of China.

city?

No, not related to any one city, but this thing connects many cities....and it's not the Great Wall.

Youre not on the Three Gorges dam are you, badboy?

gd, your guess holds no water...I'm not on Three Gorges.