Name That Skyline - Picture Game

[Northern_Brewer]

I assume it's the US as only the US could make quite such a mess of the riverside in the heart of a city.

Obviously we have deciduous trees, so not in the south, not too far north either.

Let's try New England?

 

[beermanpete]

Yes, it is in New England.

 

[pvtpublic]

Easy lol. Providence, RI

 

[beermanpete]

Yes, @pvtpublic , it is Providence. You're up.

 

[pvtpublic]

I lived in New England for 6 years, so it definitely looked familiar.

Alright, staying on cityscapes, I present you all with this:

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Coal mine so maybe China?

 

[Northern_Brewer]

We have a "HOTEL" so probably a country that primarily uses the Latin alphabet, and cars driving on the right. And big mountains.

On the assumption that we're probably in North America - the Rockies?

 

[pvpeacock]

Utah?

 

[pvtpublic]

Rockies yes, Utah no. Try further north.

 

[pvpeacock]

Butte, Montana -- Hotel Finlen

 

[pvtpublic]

Butte, Montana -- Hotel Finlen

There it is! I take my wife here every year for the folk festival. The tower in the foreground was used for the copper mine shafts and used as the main stage now.

 

[beermanpete]

I am glad I don't have to climb that ladder!

 

[pvpeacock]

 

[Cheshire Cat]

USA?

 

[pvpeacock]

Yes

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Colorado?

 

[pvpeacock]

Not Colorado

 

[pvtpublic]

Utah

 

[pvpeacock]

Yes, Utah.

 

[pvtpublic]

St George?

 

[pvpeacock]

Yes. St. George!

 

[pvtpublic]

This isn't your normal mountain scene.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Looks like the trees have been inundated, so either it's some kind of tidal thing or we're looking at a reservoir created by daming a river?

Overall vibe feels a bit like the Yakima Gorge but it's not that. So somewhere in the Cascades?

 

[pvpeacock]

My initial thought is Mt. St. Helens area. Spirit Lake or Toutle River.

 

[pvtpublic]

Spirit Lake is closest, but not the correct state. All guesses have been too far west.

 

[govner1]

Spirit Lake is closest, but not the correct state. All guesses have been too far west.

Looks like Quake Lake. East of Lake Hebron on the Madison in Montana

 

[pvtpublic]

Looks like Quake Lake. East of Lake Hebron on the Madison in Montana

Quake Lake is right!
In 1959 an earthquake (7.5 on the Richter) caused the entire north side of the mountain to come crashing down into the valley, damming up the river and creating that lake. 28 people lost their lives that night.

 

[govner1]

 

[pvtpublic]

This looks like it's the same general (very general) area as Quake Lake.
Idaho?

 

[govner1]

Same general area but not Idaho

 

[govner1]

North of the Idaho border by 10-15 miles depending upon your route

 

[govner1]

More hints needed?
Well known area on this river. It’s west of Ennis

 

[pvtpublic]

So Alder Gulch, then? Near Virginia City

 

[govner1]

No. You’re too far west. It’s I had a typo. It’s west of Quake Lake and east of Ennis.

 

[pvtpublic]

Ennis is north of Quake Lake. The only river there would be the Madison. That area is my hunting grounds.
Edit: It looked familiar at first, but I couldn't put my finger on it. But that looks like it's the shelf along the the Madison near the rest stop, just north of Cliff and Wade lakes

 

[govner1]

You are on the correct path/river. What’s this area callled?

 

[pvtpublic]

It doesn't have a name that I'm aware of.

 

[govner1]

Yes, it does. It’s well known by locals and anyone that has floated down the Madison

 

[pvtpublic]

I am a local lol

It's not Bear Trap canyon is it? Your directions have been off if so

 

[govner1]

No, it’s an area along the Madison that is named for the cliffs you see