Geogame - GeoPics

cachegrab · Newbie

RE: Geogame - GeoPics

Lizardo · Senior Member

Good work, cachegrab! But for verification purposes, you need to post a picture of your own from those coordinates.
Then the fun starts! You can then pick a location of your own for people to go and find.
If you are having trouble getting a picture posted, email me lizardo@shaw.ca and I will help you get it posted.

cachegrab · Newbie

Sorry Lizardo, I'll get some photos tomorrow and get back to you if I need help.

cachegrab · Newbie

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-- Edited by cachegrab at 19:37, 2006-10-18

Lizardo · Senior Member

Cachegrab e-mailed the pictures for me to host for him.

Here is the response to Tobey's picture:

And here is the response. I'm not sure if the perspective was on purpose, but I like it!:

Cachegrab, would you mind posting the partial coordinate hint?

cachegrab · Newbie

Didn't realize my camera was upside down until after I took the shot, but I liked the perspective too. 49.--.---N 097.--.---W

grnbrg · Senior Member

Cool building!

Located at: N49° 53.775', W97° 8.775'

Interesting that the decimals are identical!

grnbrg.

grnbrg · Senior Member

Next image. I've been waiting for a while to use this one... There's a pretty obvious hint that will make Googling this one easier, but it's still a damn cool spot. It'll shake your teeth out if you're close when it's in use. And it gets a lot of use.

I doubt I'll need to be more specific, but initial co-ords are:

N49° 5_._ _ _', W97° 1_._ _ _'

Have fun with this one!

grnbrg.

bevro · Veteran Member

If its the location I am thinking it is (near a unique structure), I actually surveyed those diamonds into location many, many years ago during a track maintenence job which replaced both of them in the same day. It's not often you get to block both tracks of the mainline in 1 day. I'd check tomorrow morning but I'm off to Kennedy, SK bright and early.

TurdleEggs · Senior Member

N49 50.925 W97 11.808

I don’t have grnbrg’s lenses, but this should be pretty close. When there were overhead signals here, I used to sit on the catwalk, have a beer and watch the trains pass underneath.

TurdleEggs · Senior Member

Here’s one for Kyle

candaceandwill · Veteran Member

RE: Geogame - GeoPics

junglehair · Senior Member

I know where that is too. It's the dome at Union Station
at N49° 53.334 W097° 08.076

I took a slight detour on my walk home from work today to snap a pic and mark
the coordinates.

Edited 400 times to figure out how to get the photo to show up in
here!

Editing again because I just re-read the rules and see that you were supposed to post a photo from the same location as the original was taken. I uploaded a photo that showed a bit more detail to identify where the photo was taken. I do have one of just the dome though, so here it is:

-- Edited by junglehair at 17:44, 2006-11-02

TurdleEggs · Senior Member

It looks like we’ve got a pair of wieners, er, I mean winners :) Congratulations!

This seems like a great opportunity to implement our GeoPic founding father’s suggestion of starting a second Geogame – GeoPics thread.

So how about it – do candaceandwill want to post the next GeoPic to this thread and junglehair start a second one? Or vice versa? Then Mr grnbrg won’t be bouncing up and down on his seat so much waiting for the next pic :)

junglehair · Senior Member

Ok, here's the next geopic:

Coordinates are: N49° 5_._ _ _', W97° 0_._ _ _'

junglehair · Senior Member

No takers yet?

How about N49° 53.xxx W097° 08.xxx

Lizardo · Senior Member

I will be near this fella sometime soon. But I believe a certain Stuntman works pretty close to here. Let's see if I can beat the mighty Stuntman...

Lizardo · Senior Member

I suspect I'll be enduring a considerable amout of abuse right away. I just put up with it because they really don't know any better. It is sad really, they just can't help themselves. Maybe I should host a telethon.

I did my best on the coordinates. I forgot to turn on the GPS till I was parked downtown. It SAID the accuracy was 6M, but who knows.

49 53.462 097 08.330

Lizardo · Senior Member

Here's another self-portrait. I feel this picture captured my playful essence.

Here are the partial coordinates

49 5_._ _ _ 097 1_._ _ _

Member

Geez Louise, a Lizardo monopoly on the Geopic game with a lizard-centric motif! Forget hosting the telethon, you should be the beneficiary of the donations with the help you need working out of the trunk of your car, driving around town taking pictures.

junglehair · Senior Member

Lizardo wrote:

did my best on the coordinates. I forgot to turn on the GPS till I was parked downtown. It SAID the accuracy was 6M, but who knows.

49 53.462 097 08.330

Close enough - good job!

TurdleEggs · Senior Member

Rivercity Reptiles

TheStuntman · Senior Member

RE: Geogame - GeoPics

Lizardo · Senior Member

TurdleEggs: Good Job. Although you appear to be on the wrong side of the building. I was standing closer to the beer vendor. A habit I have had my entire adult life.

Stuntman: Very funny. I'd like to remind you that I have some great places picked out to hide a body. Not a threat, I'm just sayin'.

hehe

TurdleEggs · Senior Member

That Geopic #2 thread is putting me to shame! Let's see how fast Tannasaurus and ertyu get this one:

It's somewhere within the Perimeter.

Lizardo · Senior Member

...and this is what it looks like when it is switched on...

grnbrg · Senior Member

Pffff. You'll have to do better than that, TIMMAY.

49° 52.662", 97° 8.671

I've got the next one picked out. I should have it up tomorrow...

grnbrg.

TurdleEggs · Senior Member

Wow! Alright, the gloves are off. If I ever get this thing back again you may have to wear protective clothing to get the pic!

Nice images BTW, and good work :)

grnbrg · Senior Member

First geopic puzzle.

Lizardo · Senior Member

RE: Geogame - GeoPics