tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post1260113116063072722..comments2022-11-17T07:51:40.230-05:00Comments on An Intermittent Waste of Time...: When on Google Earth 18SJ McDonoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11086477412953021386noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-70143089328946816462009-04-18T23:37:00.000-04:002009-04-18T23:37:00.000-04:00Right. I think I've got it.
Can you see this?
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I think I've got it.<br /><br />Can you see this?<br /><br />http://woge19.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-46168894475039146972009-04-18T23:22:00.000-04:002009-04-18T23:22:00.000-04:00Let me know if I can be of any technical assistanc...Let me know if I can be of any technical assistance.SJ McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11086477412953021386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-9003838893328707242009-04-18T23:18:00.001-04:002009-04-18T23:18:00.001-04:00And a 2006 article from "The Economist": http://ww...And a 2006 article from "The Economist": <A HREF="http://www.economist.com/diversions/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7066270" REL="nofollow">http://www.economist.com/diversions/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7066270</A>SJ McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11086477412953021386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-16227000848873606632009-04-18T23:18:00.000-04:002009-04-18T23:18:00.000-04:00yey! currently developing a bit of a feud with Blo...yey! currently developing a bit of a feud with Blogger. Also frustrated with Google earth. Hopefully normal service resuming soon...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-79876232328576730512009-04-18T23:16:00.000-04:002009-04-18T23:16:00.000-04:00Lindsay takes it! The "City of 1000 Churches," Ani...Lindsay takes it! The "City of 1000 Churches," Ani. For photos, see here: <A HREF="http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=40.5075&ln=43.572778&z=0" REL="nofollow">http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=40.5075&ln=43.572778&z=0</A>SJ McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11086477412953021386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-84535224364474013412009-04-18T23:03:00.000-04:002009-04-18T23:03:00.000-04:00It's late... Technical accomplishments (and readin...It's late... Technical accomplishments (and reading comprehension) are proving beyond my capabilities...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-7371862744922303642009-04-18T22:54:00.000-04:002009-04-18T22:54:00.000-04:00rats... where?rats... where?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-4407660291019562112009-04-18T22:17:00.000-04:002009-04-18T22:17:00.000-04:00Lindsay the futurist already has a link (heh!) to ...Lindsay the futurist already has a link (heh!) to When on Google Earth 19Chuck Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882192031767315365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-23740055392385341182009-04-18T22:09:00.000-04:002009-04-18T22:09:00.000-04:00Okay, Ani, 9th-14th century, punctuated by some ar...Okay, Ani, 9th-14th century, punctuated by some army-related trauma. <br />(ID change due to first one appearing unduly mysterious)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-91990911523011499302009-04-18T22:06:00.000-04:002009-04-18T22:06:00.000-04:00whoops, I'm supposed to add more, and not post wik...whoops, I'm supposed to add more, and not post wiki link... *note to self: read rules next time*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-12081666753700887452009-04-18T21:53:00.000-04:002009-04-18T21:53:00.000-04:00Okay, I suspected Armenia/Turkey from the clue... ...Okay, I suspected Armenia/Turkey from the clue... and spooling down the border, I found Ani.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani<br /><br />LindsayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-81008264251156431622009-04-18T20:38:00.000-04:002009-04-18T20:38:00.000-04:00Sorry about that. To be honest, I haven't been abl...Sorry about that. To be honest, I haven't been able to tell whether anyone was actually looking. <br /><br />Hints so far:<br />1) Not in the Americas or China.<br />2) It is a medieval site <br /><br />New hints:<br />3) The river and canyon that runs diagonally through the frame marks a modern national boundary.<br />4) Because of the border, access to the site was restricted by permit until quite recently.<br />5) The conservation of the site has been a matter of some controversy in the already troubled relationship between the countries on either side of the border.SJ McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11086477412953021386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-54489989497049198322009-04-18T17:41:00.000-04:002009-04-18T17:41:00.000-04:00Might I humbly suggest that in the event of severa...Might I humbly suggest that in the event of several days passing without anyone even trying to guess the correct location; might the site owner not post a hint or two to speed things along? With all due respect, but some of these sites being chosen are so abundant in number and common to so many geographic areas and cultures, there is no way to know where to even begin looking.<br /><br />Please take this not as a personal criticism, but as a constructive suggestions aimed at all.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01814800768788839306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-18242799409502722802009-04-16T13:44:00.000-04:002009-04-16T13:44:00.000-04:00Not Chaco Canyon, but contemporary with it in anot...Not Chaco Canyon, but contemporary with it in another part of the world.SJ McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11086477412953021386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-80050876205622594282009-04-16T00:31:00.000-04:002009-04-16T00:31:00.000-04:00Hmm. Wow. Chaco Canyon?Hmm. Wow. Chaco Canyon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-51326072112815893872009-04-15T19:35:00.000-04:002009-04-15T19:35:00.000-04:00Well, maybe not that big...about 0.7 km by 1.7 km ...Well, maybe not that big...about 0.7 km by 1.7 km (at widest point inside the walls).SJ McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11086477412953021386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-12115469519927074422009-04-15T16:55:00.000-04:002009-04-15T16:55:00.000-04:00(Haphazard guess without looking anything up yet) ...(Haphazard guess without looking anything up yet) Is that the Great Wall of China, started in the Qin and ended in the Ming.Chris Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446829700005046139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067920215607008078.post-57997653223353621132009-04-15T12:42:00.000-04:002009-04-15T12:42:00.000-04:00Hopefully I haven't zoomed out too far, it's a BIG...Hopefully I haven't zoomed out too far, it's a BIG site!SJ McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11086477412953021386noreply@blogger.com