Game: Name that road!
- Thread starter ColinJ
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Tribansman
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Probably wrong, but it looks like Highlands (reminds me of A82 around Glencoe but not sure it's exactly the same). Will have a look at Streetview...
Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
No need to be hesitant, because that is exactly right.
All logic suggests that the car would have stopped in the lay-by on the left, and the picture was taken from the other side of the road.
And I had a really good clue lined up for this one.
Over to you @slow scot.
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
That's where I was looking too!
Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
@ColinJ I have a couple more ready to go if it will help...
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Go for it...
I'll have a look through my old pictures another time - the sun is shining here today so I'll drag myself out into daylight for a change!
Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
It's a toss-up between two, and this one is possibly the more evil:
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Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
I fear I have to withdraw this one. It should be Glen Coe in July/August 1965, but whereas yesterday I felt certain I had a convincing match, today I'm not so sure. This satellite image shows the track of the old road in relation to the current A82 and the river towards the top of the glen:
There's a point just to the left of centre where things seem to be aligned about right, which would mean the A82 now blasts its way through the middle of my picture. But it looks as though the river ought to be more gorgy at that point, and my picture doesn't look as though it could have been taken much further down.
The holiday was for my parents a reprise of a trip they did 10 years earlier on their motorbike and sidecar. This was before they were married (separate rooms of course) and somewhere I have an album with their black and white snaps. They will have captions so there's a chance I may be able find some conclusive evidence.
From the same 1965 holiday, this should be a much fairer test. Details have changed but there's no problem getting a 100% match this time:
There's a point just to the left of centre where things seem to be aligned about right, which would mean the A82 now blasts its way through the middle of my picture. But it looks as though the river ought to be more gorgy at that point, and my picture doesn't look as though it could have been taken much further down.
The holiday was for my parents a reprise of a trip they did 10 years earlier on their motorbike and sidecar. This was before they were married (separate rooms of course) and somewhere I have an album with their black and white snaps. They will have captions so there's a chance I may be able find some conclusive evidence.
From the same 1965 holiday, this should be a much fairer test. Details have changed but there's no problem getting a 100% match this time:
Tribansman
Veteran
Interesing post and history.
I was going to say Glencoe again!! Was just looking for the right spot.
Don't immediately recognise your new one but did stop at a similar looking hotel in between Inverness and Fort Augustus...
I was going to say Glencoe again!! Was just looking for the right spot.
Don't immediately recognise your new one but did stop at a similar looking hotel in between Inverness and Fort Augustus...
Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
Neither of those, but you're heading in the right direction.
In the unlikely event that it's needed, I've give a clue first thing tomorrow.
In the unlikely event that it's needed, I've give a clue first thing tomorrow.
Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
A clue it is then. Many cyclists who come this way are hoping to climb on top of an animal that goes ba.
