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Mystery photo number one

June 28, 2012 by Dave Knadler

Unfortunately, the gift shop was closed.

Starting today, I’ll be posting mystery photos from my summer on the road. Each will depict some local or state landmark located way off the interstate, and each will contain some small visual clue as to where it might have been taken. Guessing at my route between Florida and northwest Montana may yield other clues, and I won’t consider it cheating if you use Google.

I’ll be posting 20 photos between now and the middle of August. They’ll be filed under “road trip” and “quiz.” Basic identification of the landmark will be worth one point; a followup question will be worth three. So, a total of 80 points possible.

Assuming anybody cares to play, the player with the most points will win immense prestige, in addition to 50 bucks payable in the form of a Visa gift card. In the event of a tie, I’ll use a random number generator to pick a single winner.

The first person to post the correct answer as a comment will get credit for it. In the event you’re a first-time visitor and your first comment is held for approval, I can still see when it was posted and award credit where it’s due.

OK? Above is the first photo. It was taken somewhere between Wichita, Kansas and Ogallala, Neb. What is it? Follow up question: What two words are written on the water tower about 100 yards to the east?

More along these lines:

  • One of the markers is actually in the middle of the path.Mystery photo number eighteen
  • Motels of the damned
  • sturgis bikersWhen all roads lead to Sturgis
  • Mystery photo number twenty
  • Mystery photo(s) number nineMystery photo(s) number nine

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Comments

  1. Deb says

    June 29, 2012 at 6:38 am

    Cawker City…home of the largest ball of twine. I guess the big guns are are out now–way to put some pressure on (see ya Chili’s!)

    And what happened to the Donut stop pics?!

    • Dave Knadler says

      June 29, 2012 at 7:58 am

      Deb gets four points.
       

       
       
      (and I was lax on shooting the Donut Whole. Only got a pic of the donuts themselves … my bad)

  2. Hayley says

    June 29, 2012 at 6:40 am

    World’s Largest Ball of Twine! Darwin, Minnesota!

    • Dave Knadler says

      June 29, 2012 at 8:00 am

      Someone should alert the Darwin chamber of commerce that there’s a rival in Kansas …

      • Hayley says

        June 29, 2012 at 9:39 am

        Now that would be a great American quest — find out which one is bigger!

        • Dave Knadler says

          June 29, 2012 at 10:55 pm

          I’m on the case.

  3. John H. says

    June 29, 2012 at 11:28 am

    Did somebody vandalize the mailbox at this sacred place?

    • Dave Knadler says

      June 29, 2012 at 10:56 pm

      Those damn kids. Not only do they not stay off my lawn, but they beat the hell out of the Ball of Twine mailbox…

  4. Traci says

    July 6, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    Too late to chime in with the right answer, but maybe I could get extra credit for noting that the ball of twine in MN distinguishes itself by being the “World’s Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man?”

    This one in KS (which is near the top of my bucket list) is still being added to.

    • Dave Knadler says

      July 6, 2012 at 3:01 pm

      That information is certainly worth one point. Thanks for clearing it up!

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