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And from those 10 names, we will draw the names of two people who will win
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Clues: 1. This 4,000-meter-tall mountain, named for its distinctive color and turreted architectural form, is carved from Proterozoic quartzite that was buried by an ancient sea and then thrust up again. During the last ice age, the area was extensively shaped by glaciers, which left behind hundreds of lakes, including the one in the foreground that shares the name of the mountain. 2. The mountain range that surrounds this feature runs east to west more than 200 kilometers, and is a popular backpacking area. From a parking area at the end of a long, unpaved forest road, a rugged 15-kilometer trail leads up to the lake and base of the mountain. 3. Some of the best dinosaur fossil hunting opportunities in the host country are nearby.
Name the location. Scroll down for the answer |
| Answer: Red Castle Mountain, and Red Castle Lake in its shadow, are located in the Uinta Mountains, which run 200 kilometers east-west across northern Utah. Photo is courtesy of Wallace R. Hansen. |
August 2005 Winners
Mike Antolik (Cocoa Beach, Fla.)
Geoff Bedell (Oakley, Utah)
Jan Callister (Draper, Utah)
Jerry Dolence (Reno, Nev.)
Diane Doser (El Paso, Texas)
Jim Ferguson (Nashville, Ind.)
John Garver (Schenectady, N.Y.)
John Keith (Sterling, Va.)
Robert Rogers (Evergreen, Colo.)
Jim Sukup (Carmel, Ind.)
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Clues: 1. This national park, created in 1993, is one of the most visited sites in the host country. Popular activities include hiking and horseback riding in the summer and dogsled racing in the winter, when temperatures can reach well below zero. 2. The park is best known for its stark glacially carved granite rock formations, craggy pine-covered mountains, and expansive grasslands filled with rhododendron and edelweiss in the summertime. 3. The park abuts a mountain range and protected area that is almost
completely uninhabited by humans, but is home to several endangered species,
including moose, bears and weasels. The protected area is believed to
be the birthplace of a legendary nomadic warrior from the 13th century.
Name the park. Scroll down for the answer |
| Answer: Check back next month for the answer to and winners of the September Where on Earth? in Geotimes. |
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