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Sticky · 12-04-2007, 10:22 AM

Mount Alberta?

Bossnass · 12-04-2007, 10:47 AM

Alright, so its not a gimme question. My alberta/mountain bias is showing.

Its on the Continental Divide, and as it is south of Banff, it also falls on the Alberta BC Border. At least I think it does. I tried to get to it once a few summers back, but the rangers have closed the bike paths and the hike was too long for my motivation. That winter we did a little light touring and made it pretty close, starting at just outside of Sunshine Village. We made it to an icefield south of this peak then were concerned about daylight and weather and headed out. I think its also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

edit; wait, if I was heading south, and the mountain was south of me, then I was north of the mountain.

Sticky · 12-04-2007, 12:22 PM

Snow Dome?

Leto · 12-04-2007, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bossnass

...The Rockies astound me every time I go. And I've literally gone hundreds if not thousands of times.

I've been 3 times. and yes, everytime is magical. I've been to the Alps, and they don't have anything to the Rockies...

Your hints are very detailed. But I'llhave to beg out of this. Can a mod get our forum back? maybe it will drive up participation.

Bossnass · 12-04-2007, 01:17 PM

From Peakfinder.

Quote:

---was the first man to reach the summit of Mount ---------. He summarized the significance of this well known mountain when he wrote, "Its massive pyramid forms a conspicuous landmark from almost every considerable eminence for scores of miles around, towering fully 1500 feet above its neighbours, and by its isolation no less than by its splendid outline commanding attention and admiration."

Although it can only be seen from one relatively lightly travelled roadside location in Alberta, Mount --------- has become one of the most recognized mountains of the Rockies. This is undoubtedly because of its distinctive pyramidal shape as well as the lovely glacier and lake which lie below it when viewed from its most photographed angle. Christened "The Matterhorn of North America" by early travellers, its profile is classic. The peak is visible from Buller Pond on the Smith-Dorrien Trail. From this viewpoint, it is the mountains height and massiveness which are most impressive and the "Matterhorn like" shape does not present itself. The east-facing cliffs of Mount --- rise over 1700 metres above the valley below.

A second roadside viewpoint is from Highway #93 in Kootenay National Park. An outstanding view of its distant summit may be seen from the Simpson River, 3.4 km north of the Simpson River footbridge or 2.7 km south of Verdant Creek (at Vermilion Crossing or Kootenay Park Lodge).

For those who hike and climb to the higher elevations, the mountain's easily identified shape together with the fact that it towers above its neighbours, makes ---- the most easily recognized of distant peaks. It is located on the Continental Divide, with Banff National Park to the east and Mount ---- Provincial Park to the west. With an elevation of 3618 metres, Mount ---- is the tallest mountain south of the Bow Valley, and one must travel north to the area of the Columbia Icefield to find a higher peak.

BTW Sticky, the 'dome' is north of Banff and is shaped pretty much as differently as one mountain can be shaped from another, as the one described above.

Sticky · 12-05-2007, 06:56 AM

After way to many hints than we deserve:
Mount Assiniboine?

Bossnass · 12-05-2007, 10:06 AM

I'd rather give out hints on a platter than be thought responsible for stalling or killing the thread.

It is indeed Mount Assiniboine, Game on.

Sticky · 12-05-2007, 11:15 AM

I understand and it is just the three of us playing right now.

owlbill · 12-05-2007, 01:59 PM

Alberta Legislative Building

BTW, my name is Bill. I am new here. Daval informed me about this fantastic waste of time. I was hesitant but since I love to kill time, I am here.

Sticky · 12-05-2007, 02:40 PM

I am so glad we have another participant.
Good to meet you Bill.

You are close but it is not the Alberta Legislative Building.

Bossnass · 12-05-2007, 03:05 PM

Yeah, not Edmonton, ours looks much better and our river valley is steeper and wider.

I'm going to note the sparse tall buildings and think it isn't quite the Manitoba one, so this has to be the Regina, Saskatchewan Leg.

owlbill · 12-05-2007, 03:15 PM

Oh man, I think you are right about the Sask. Leg. I think I even found the same photo. A little too late though.

http://canada.travelall.com/images/sk/regina.jpg

blahblah454 · 12-05-2007, 06:45 PM

Saskatchewan Legislative Building, in Regina

I forgot about this thread as well. Consider me another player from the Great White North!

Edit* Crap, I didn't notice that boss beat me to it! doh!

Sticky · 12-05-2007, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bossnass

Yeah, not Edmonton, ours looks much better and our river valley is steeper and wider.

I'm going to note the sparse tall buildings and think it isn't quite the Manitoba one, so this has to be the Regina, Saskatchewan Leg.

Correct.

Bossnass - You're on

Bossnass · 12-05-2007, 09:37 PM

I think this photo was taken before any of us were born.

Leto · 12-06-2007, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by owlbill

Alberta Legislative Building

BTW, my name is Bill. I am new here. Daval informed me about this fantastic waste of time. I was hesitant but since I love to kill time, I am here.

Welcome welcome!!!

this will be fun, I guarantee it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by blahblah454

Saskatchewan Legislative Building, in Regina

I forgot about this thread as well. Consider me another player from the Great White North!

Excellent! the more the merrier!

Bossnass, is that in Alberta?

Bossnass · 12-06-2007, 03:51 PM

Yes, this is located in Alberta.

blahblah454 · 12-07-2007, 05:15 AM

You said it was taken before any of us were born, leads me to believe it was probably completed before any of us were born as well. I can't decide if it is a bridge or a giant wall of some kind, I couldn't see a building or wall being needed that is that long so I am going to go with bridge, probably train. That leaves me with one idea

Lethbridge Viaduct, aka "High Level Bridge"

owlbill · 12-07-2007, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blahblah454

You said it was taken before any of us were born, leads me to believe it was probably completed before any of us were born as well. I can't decide if it is a bridge or a giant wall of some kind, I couldn't see a building or wall being needed that is that long so I am going to go with bridge, probably train. That leaves me with one idea

Lethbridge Viaduct, aka "High Level Bridge"

Man, I hope you are wrong cuz I wanted to guess that so many times. I just couldn't match up the construction unless of course it has changed over the years. The viaduct looks more triangular in the base, this photo looks very straight.

I am gonna guess it is the construction of the Howe Truss bridge over the Pembina River at Manola. Noooooooooo wait......I changed my mind. My newest and more correctest guess is the Rochfort Trestle bridge in Mayerthorpe.

Bossnass · 12-07-2007, 08:12 AM

Both are sound guesses, but not what I'm looking for. This was also a project related to railway expansion, but it is a project more associated with Romans than early Albertans.

I think we've already had the Lethbridge Viaduct in this thread. There are some impressive pictures somewhere in the previous 2000 posts.

I'm also a structure nerd (Howe Truss!) and a Pembina valley local/fan, but this is the first I've heard of that bridge. Nice.

Also, go ahead and take the guesses, there are no penalties for guessing wrong. I don't return to the thread unless someone has posted and I tend to give out hints with each post.

owlbill · 12-07-2007, 08:16 AM

Ah, then the Brooks Aqueduct.

Leto · 12-07-2007, 08:25 AM

ya, Once you dropped the Roman hint, I immediately thought aqueduct. So, perhaps owlbill is right.

Off to google it...

oh yes, very impressive structure. I must go see this.

Bossnass · 12-07-2007, 08:29 AM

I've been at work for a full 30 minutes now and I have done nothing but respond to emails. They keep coming in. Including ones from the TFP.

It is the Brooks aqueduct. It is pretty impressive; not Roman Empire impressive, but cool nonetheless.

http://www.engineering.ualberta.ca/u...42&issue=42828

Nice arctivle on the Brooks Aqueduct if you the time and interest to read it.

owlbill · 12-07-2007, 08:44 AM

Yeah, that might be cool to see. Though I am not really a history buff it is still kind of neat. So, I guess it is my turn......

blahblah454 · 12-07-2007, 01:18 PM

Is that in Saskatchewan?

owlbill · 12-07-2007, 02:06 PM

Not in Saskatchewan. It is farther east.

It is also farther south than Saskatoon.

Leto · 12-09-2007, 08:10 PM

is it in Ontario?

owlbill · 12-10-2007, 11:12 AM

It is not. It IS in a maritime province. The church in the photo has some "trivia" significance in Canada.

Sticky · 12-10-2007, 12:19 PM

St. Paul's Anglican, Halifax - oldest (1750) Protestant church in Canada

owlbill · 12-11-2007, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sticky

St. Paul's Anglican, Halifax - oldest (1750) Protestant church in Canada

Ding Ding Ding!!! You win. Tell him what he's won Bob...........

Congratulations Sticky, you have won an opportunity to do what I just did.

Nice prize eh? LOL

Sticky · 12-11-2007, 12:09 PM

I think there are enough hints in here.

Bonus points for a date or year.

Bossnass · 12-11-2007, 12:22 PM

I'd guess the date is October 30, 1995.

I can't place the location yet. My first thought was just outside the gates of Old Quebec. I know I've seen that row of statues in person, but its been so long since I've been in the east, all the cities blend together.

So no, not in Quebec. I realized I was thinking of the 'hotel du parliment' and those statues are on the ground.

The Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral, Montreal?

(Mary-Queen of the frickin World to the anglophones)

owlbill · 12-11-2007, 12:49 PM

It is outside the "Hotel du Parlement" in Quebec. Not sure of the "event" happening though.

DOH, I may have the wrong "statues".

Yeah, what Bossnass said

Leto · 12-11-2007, 01:00 PM

no way, this is downtown Montreal. Isn't that the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in the background? I think the date is as Bossnass said, just prior to the Quebec referendum.

owlbill · 12-11-2007, 01:04 PM

http://images.google.com/images?q=Ma...=1&sa=N&tab=wi

I think Bossnass has the location correct according to these images.

Leto · 12-11-2007, 01:12 PM

ya, he is right, it is in Montreal. On that time and date, I was in a pizzaria in downtown Toronto (Bloor & Church) watching that on the big screen TV.

Sticky · 12-11-2007, 01:36 PM

The date is October 27th, 1995.

That is the Queen Elizabeth Hotel on the right in the background. I had to crop down the pic to remove the "Queen Elizabeth".
That is Place Ville Marie in the back on the left.
That is Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

This makes it Downtown Montreal on Renee Levesque street in between Dorchester Square and Place du Canada.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...&t=h&z=17&om=1

Bossnass had it right.

Bossnass · 12-11-2007, 02:49 PM

After the mountain debacle and the giveaway roman hint, I thought I'd post one that is actually a gimme.

owlbill · 12-11-2007, 03:13 PM

Banff Springs Hotel

Bossnass · 12-11-2007, 03:22 PM

Yeah. I thought I'd be a little tricky because I've personally posted it before, from a more standard angle. Of course, that was a while ago, so a newer participant wouldn't know that I've posted it before and that we try not to repeat pictures.

Game on bill.

12-04-2007, 10:47 AM	#2962 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	Alright, so its not a gimme question. My alberta/mountain bias is showing. Its on the Continental Divide, and as it is south of Banff, it also falls on the Alberta BC Border. At least I think it does. I tried to get to it once a few summers back, but the rangers have closed the bike paths and the hike was too long for my motivation. That winter we did a little light touring and made it pretty close, starting at just outside of Sunshine Village. We made it to an icefield south of this peak then were concerned about daylight and weather and headed out. I think its also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. edit; wait, if I was heading south, and the mountain was south of me, then I was north of the mountain. Last edited by Bossnass; 12-04-2007 at 10:50 AM..

12-05-2007, 01:59 PM	#2969 (permalink)
owlbill Upright	Alberta Legislative Building BTW, my name is Bill. I am new here. Daval informed me about this fantastic waste of time. I was hesitant but since I love to kill time, I am here. Last edited by owlbill; 12-05-2007 at 02:09 PM..

12-05-2007, 06:45 PM	#2973 (permalink)
blahblah454 Let's put a smile on that face Location: On the road...	Saskatchewan Legislative Building, in Regina I forgot about this thread as well. Consider me another player from the Great White North! Edit* Crap, I didn't notice that boss beat me to it! doh! Last edited by blahblah454; 12-05-2007 at 07:02 PM..

12-07-2007, 08:29 AM	#2983 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	I've been at work for a full 30 minutes now and I have done nothing but respond to emails. They keep coming in. Including ones from the TFP. It is the Brooks aqueduct. It is pretty impressive; not Roman Empire impressive, but cool nonetheless. http://www.engineering.ualberta.ca/u...42&issue=42828 Nice arctivle on the Brooks Aqueduct if you the time and interest to read it. Last edited by Bossnass; 12-07-2007 at 08:35 AM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

12-07-2007, 08:44 AM	#2984 (permalink)
owlbill Upright	Yeah, that might be cool to see. Though I am not really a history buff it is still kind of neat. So, I guess it is my turn...... Last edited by owlbill; 12-07-2007 at 09:28 AM..

12-04-2007, 10:22 AM	#2961 (permalink)
Sticky	Mount Alberta? __________________ Sticky The Stickman

12-04-2007, 12:22 PM	#2963 (permalink)
Sticky	Snow Dome? __________________ Sticky The Stickman

12-05-2007, 06:56 AM	#2966 (permalink)
Sticky	After way to many hints than we deserve: Mount Assiniboine? __________________ Sticky The Stickman

12-05-2007, 10:06 AM	#2967 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	I'd rather give out hints on a platter than be thought responsible for stalling or killing the thread. It is indeed Mount Assiniboine, Game on.

12-05-2007, 11:15 AM	#2968 (permalink)
Sticky	I understand and it is just the three of us playing right now. __________________ Sticky The Stickman

12-05-2007, 02:40 PM	#2970 (permalink)
Sticky	I am so glad we have another participant. Good to meet you Bill. You are close but it is not the Alberta Legislative Building. __________________ Sticky The Stickman

12-05-2007, 03:05 PM	#2971 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	Yeah, not Edmonton, ours looks much better and our river valley is steeper and wider. I'm going to note the sparse tall buildings and think it isn't quite the Manitoba one, so this has to be the Regina, Saskatchewan Leg.

12-05-2007, 03:15 PM	#2972 (permalink)
owlbill Upright	Oh man, I think you are right about the Sask. Leg. I think I even found the same photo. A little too late though. http://canada.travelall.com/images/sk/regina.jpg

12-05-2007, 09:37 PM	#2975 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	I think this photo was taken before any of us were born.

12-06-2007, 03:51 PM	#2977 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	Yes, this is located in Alberta.

12-07-2007, 05:15 AM	#2978 (permalink)
blahblah454 Let's put a smile on that face Location: On the road...	You said it was taken before any of us were born, leads me to believe it was probably completed before any of us were born as well. I can't decide if it is a bridge or a giant wall of some kind, I couldn't see a building or wall being needed that is that long so I am going to go with bridge, probably train. That leaves me with one idea Lethbridge Viaduct, aka "High Level Bridge"

12-07-2007, 08:12 AM	#2980 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	Both are sound guesses, but not what I'm looking for. This was also a project related to railway expansion, but it is a project more associated with Romans than early Albertans. I think we've already had the Lethbridge Viaduct in this thread. There are some impressive pictures somewhere in the previous 2000 posts. I'm also a structure nerd (Howe Truss!) and a Pembina valley local/fan, but this is the first I've heard of that bridge. Nice. Also, go ahead and take the guesses, there are no penalties for guessing wrong. I don't return to the thread unless someone has posted and I tend to give out hints with each post.

12-07-2007, 08:16 AM	#2981 (permalink)
owlbill Upright	Ah, then the Brooks Aqueduct.

12-07-2007, 08:25 AM	#2982 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	ya, Once you dropped the Roman hint, I immediately thought aqueduct. So, perhaps owlbill is right. Off to google it... oh yes, very impressive structure. I must go see this.

12-07-2007, 01:18 PM	#2985 (permalink)
blahblah454 Let's put a smile on that face Location: On the road...	Is that in Saskatchewan?

12-07-2007, 02:06 PM	#2986 (permalink)
owlbill Upright	Not in Saskatchewan. It is farther east. It is also farther south than Saskatoon. Last edited by owlbill; 12-08-2007 at 06:58 AM..

12-09-2007, 08:10 PM	#2987 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	is it in Ontario?

12-10-2007, 11:12 AM	#2988 (permalink)
owlbill Upright	It is not. It IS in a maritime province. The church in the photo has some "trivia" significance in Canada.

12-10-2007, 12:19 PM	#2989 (permalink)
Sticky	St. Paul's Anglican, Halifax - oldest (1750) Protestant church in Canada __________________ Sticky The Stickman

12-11-2007, 12:09 PM	#2991 (permalink)
Sticky	I think there are enough hints in here. Bonus points for a date or year. __________________ Sticky The Stickman

12-11-2007, 12:22 PM	#2992 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	I'd guess the date is October 30, 1995. I can't place the location yet. My first thought was just outside the gates of Old Quebec. I know I've seen that row of statues in person, but its been so long since I've been in the east, all the cities blend together. So no, not in Quebec. I realized I was thinking of the 'hotel du parliment' and those statues are on the ground. The Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral, Montreal? (Mary-Queen of the frickin World to the anglophones) Last edited by Bossnass; 12-11-2007 at 12:50 PM..

12-11-2007, 12:49 PM	#2993 (permalink)
owlbill Upright	It is outside the "Hotel du Parlement" in Quebec. Not sure of the "event" happening though. DOH, I may have the wrong "statues". Yeah, what Bossnass said Last edited by owlbill; 12-11-2007 at 12:53 PM..

12-11-2007, 01:00 PM	#2994 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	no way, this is downtown Montreal. Isn't that the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in the background? I think the date is as Bossnass said, just prior to the Quebec referendum.

12-11-2007, 01:04 PM	#2995 (permalink)
owlbill Upright	http://images.google.com/images?q=Ma...=1&sa=N&tab=wi I think Bossnass has the location correct according to these images.

12-11-2007, 01:12 PM	#2996 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	ya, he is right, it is in Montreal. On that time and date, I was in a pizzaria in downtown Toronto (Bloor & Church) watching that on the big screen TV.

12-11-2007, 01:36 PM	#2997 (permalink)
Sticky	The date is October 27th, 1995. That is the Queen Elizabeth Hotel on the right in the background. I had to crop down the pic to remove the "Queen Elizabeth". That is Place Ville Marie in the back on the left. That is Mary Queen of the World Cathedral. This makes it Downtown Montreal on Renee Levesque street in between Dorchester Square and Place du Canada. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...&t=h&z=17&om=1 Bossnass had it right. __________________ Sticky The Stickman

12-11-2007, 02:49 PM	#2998 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	After the mountain debacle and the giveaway roman hint, I thought I'd post one that is actually a gimme.

12-11-2007, 03:13 PM	#2999 (permalink)
owlbill Upright	Banff Springs Hotel

12-11-2007, 03:22 PM	#3000 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	Yeah. I thought I'd be a little tricky because I've personally posted it before, from a more standard angle. Of course, that was a while ago, so a newer participant wouldn't know that I've posted it before and that we try not to repeat pictures. Game on bill.