right above it! does that count? ....I almost was somewhere but last second decided it wasn't what I wanted so I'm still looking...I'm making too much of it, but I'll decide soon.


The place I was almost going to be was Greene County, Tennessee since Davy Crockett was born there, on a mountaintop in Tennessee, which happens to have been the greenest state in the land of the free. And the main reason for being here was because Fess Parker passed away just this past March 18th. He was why I had to have my own coon skin cap when I was 8 years old.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...05/fess1bw.jpg

didn't we all...

OK where in the world am I?

EH?

(not to be confused with the canadian linguistic catch-all word...)

not EH

...I'm digging how we're expanding our posts to include fun and thought-provoking discussions and comments, eh?

NH?

(not like new hampshire, though it very well could be...)

yes NH ...though I'm not admitting I'm in New Hampshire punless youp spepifipally pask

east of the mrs.?

(we'll narrow it down a bit, if you are in fact in new ham cheer...)

ahh, but I'm west of the mrs.

landlocked?


That lovely thing called ocean is all just relative anyway..

not landlocked, though I'm not right on the shore

...yet, in a totally different sense I am landlocked.

north of 40?

(not your age, we know that...)

unc, if I keep going far enough north, do I get back to south again?

yes, north of 40

...agewise, too. though who's counting?

you da ho?

(not landlocked, right?)

not da ho, and yes, this part (aka state) of the sofa is not landlocked.

are you feeling a little Bendy in Oregon?

I got the bends for you, babe...YES I'm gon' in the ore

and I'm here visiting a superlative natural thing, so I'm hiding with it and you'll have to find it to find me.

Are you hangin with 3 Fingered Jack?


It makes me wonder how he lost the other too fingers... maybe he broke the bottle on them?

the Lost Valley Nature Center?

nope, neither of those

...poor Jack :( I hope he still has at least one opposable thumb < not a clue, just a sentiment

clue: if you were flying over where I am, you wouldn't see me or this superlative natural thing

are you near a lake?

yes ...unless I was a lot smaller, it would be hard for me not to be near a lake

about not seeing me if you're flying over, I'd like to "correct" that clue since if you had super sharp eagle eyes you might see teeny little parts of me

Are you in Deschutes national Forest?

are you a monument/statue?

amonkie, I'm in a national forest but not that one.

unc, I'm a natural thing in a natural habitat...a superlative natural thing. Not man-made at all. You probably know by now I have a thing for superlative things.

Are you at Crater Lake?

http://cache.virtualtourist.com/2377...ional_Park.jpg

mt. hood?

no and no

hmmm, more clues needed. champignon

I thought for sure Crater Lake.. especially since their website even said it could only be described with superlatives! :p


Are you in Hell's Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America?

nope.

the champignon clue is crucial.

central point?

Not in Central Point, OR. Though now I know that Branden Rickman, 18, winner of Make Me a Supermodel (season 2), lives there. But he's not the superlative organism I am surrounded by...literally, since this one takes up a very large area.

Are you at the Armillaria in the Blue Mountains, covering 2,200 acres?
http://www.extremescience.com/images...-mushrooms.gif

amonkie, that's the fungus among'us! You found me, you're up next.

This mushroom is widely considered to be the largest organism in the world:

A mushroom of this type in the Malheur National Forest in the Strawberry Mountains of eastern Oregon, U.S. was found to be the largest fungal colony in the world, spanning 8.9 square kilometres (2,200 acres) of area. This organism is estimated to be 2,400 years old. The fungus was written about in the April 2003 issue of the Canadian Journal of Forest Research. While an accurate estimate has not been made, the total mass of the colony may be as much as 605 tons. If this colony is considered a single organism, then it is the largest known organism in the world by area, and rivals the aspen grove "Pando" as the known organism with the highest living biomass. It is widely believed that if BadNick keeps eating pizza, he will soon surpass the Armillaria as the largest organism that has ever lived on Earth

Man that was quite the challenge! And share some of that pizza wouldya.

Off to find a hiding spot, back in a bit.

top o the mornin to ya... and where am I?

on an island?

I thought about it, but nope, not on an island.

WH?

ayup

are you hiding in your sofa?

mt. washington?

Not in the sofa... I decided I'd rather spend some time looking at a different body of water than lake Michigan.

so are you looking at a lake somewhere?

I can see at least 2 lakes.. but they are not the only bodies of water I can see.

in the maritimes?

nope.. not in Canada

in Asia?

Last I checked Asia wasn't in the Western Hemisphere... but hey, I'm all for a new world order!

oops

SH?

Nada to SH... But I am really digging these clouds.

are you in Central America?

that would be an affirmative :)

lake titticaca?

(always wanted to "say" that - have no freakin' idea whee it is...)

to pil - no.. my i should make my own lake and name it that.

I am not actually AT a lake.. but I can see these bodies of water from where I am... on a good day.

are you in Panama?

costa rica?

Costa Rica I am ... Actually I'm pretty glad I'm here and not in Iceland right now.. things are warming up over there!

might you be in Chirripó National Park?

Nope

do you have your head in the clouds up on Irazú Volcano?

That I Do!
http://www.costaricabestparadise.com...olcano_003.jpg

Good catch :) You're up!

Apparently the volcano gods might not be Democrats:

"...Its most famous recent eruption began in 1963 and continued until 1965. It began on the day US President John F. Kennedy started a state visit to Costa Rica and showered the capital San José and much of the central highlands of Costa Rica with ash..."

I need to explore that part of the world pretty soon. In the meantime, I'll post back as soon as I find my next place to hide.

OK where in the world am I?

Second floor of the Empire State Blg, NY?

Great guess, Tul! I'm impressed with your spontaneous intuition although I'm not anywhere in NYC. Last time I was on that 2nd floor was when I was a Boy Scout and our troop visited NYC. We went up to the tippy top of the Empire State Bldg which at that time was the tallest building in the world. This was in 1961 when both Maris and Mantle were chasing Babe Ruth's homerun record. So even more memorably, we saw a Yankees game with Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris both hitting home runs! And even though Yogi Berra didn't hit any homers that day, I'm sure he said a lot of cool stuff like "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."

Related a bit closer to where I am this time, Yogi might have said something like: "I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." That's about the only Yogi'ism I could find about shopping.

Are you in a shopping capital somewhere?

You're on the right track, amonkie.

Are you feeling a little Donkey Kong in Hong Kong?

I haven't felt a donkey in a while, but I think you're in the right neighborhood. But I'm quite certain I'm not actually in Hong Kong.

Were you "Made" in Taiwan?

Sofa?

My favorite Yogism is the one where he goes to buy a pizza and the guy behind the counter asked "How pieces do ya want it cut into?"... "Just two I'm not that hungry."

that mall up in minnesota?

amonkie, Hong Kong is closer to where I am than Taiwan. I'm at a superlative place not too far from Hong Kong.


So not in or on the sofa, guys. amonkie asked about Hong Kong and I told her she was in the right neighborhood, so I'm over in that part of the world.

macao?

nope. mainland China would be correct.

Are you at the South China Mall in Dongguan, China?


http://www.photopumpkin.com/wp-conte.../biggest-2.jpg

of course not, amonkie. I'm not sure how else to say this but

"I am not actually in China"

???

ok, so I was a little too much into April Fools :) ...now that it's almost over, we can get back to our previously scheduled program.

amonkie, you found me again. Yes, I'm at the New South China Mall. I hope you brought your own credit card to shop at the largest mall in the world ...at least by some measures:

New South China Mall (simplified Chinese: 新华南MALL; pinyin: xinhuánán MALL) in Dongguan, China is the largest mall in the world based on gross leasable area, and ranked second in total area to the Dubai Mall.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...Mall-Court.jpg

This part is "telling", it might be just you and me here, monkie: Notably, it has been 99% vacant since its 2005 opening.

The mall has seven zones modeled on international cities, nations and regions, including Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Venice, Egypt, the Caribbean, and California. Features include an 85-foot (25 m.) replica of the Arc de Triomphe, a replica of Venice's St Mark's bell tower, a 1.3 mile (2.1 km) canal with gondolas, and an 1880 ft. long (553-meter) indoor-outdoor roller coaster.

I do like noodles: The project was spearheaded by Hu Guirong (Alex Hu), who became a billionaire in the instant noodle industry.

You're up, amonkie.

I was wondering...

Where I am?


you tell me!

Graceland?

well... I'm not there, but I'm within 500 miles of it, and in a place that is a tribute of sorts in its own right to the days gone by.

rock and roll hall of fame in cleveland, ohio?

my uncle and cousins live in Cleveland...maybe you're visiting them ...though apparently Graceland is 634 miles from Cleveland so I'm not sure we/unc found amonkie yet.

So I'll go with the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville...are you there?

Nope... and its not a tribute to music.

east of the mrs?

yup yup

are you at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum?

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...of-Fame_HR.jpg

I'm not... but where I am used to provide the energy all those lights would need.

north of 40?

That would be a yes.

TVA?

Not quite sure I know what TVA is?

If its Tennessee/VA border... nope.

TVA - tennessee valley authority...

There's conflicting region coverage based on the maps i'm looking at.. but short answer. Not in Tennessee.


You'll find me near a fork, with a nice water view.

are you munching on a pittsburger?

nope... that's more than 500 miles :)

might you be at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in Cairo, Illinois?