Contest #380 Trift Bridge near Gadmen, Switzerland
The Trift Bridge is a very long pedestrian suspension bridge that provides spectactular views of the Triftsee, a glacial lake that forms the end of the Trift Glacier.
Those who walked the line included:
- Garfield
- hhgygy
- Walter_V_R
- Eloy Cano
- Cloudspotter
- Lighthouse
- Phil Ower
- mehmet durmus
- steven simmons
- steve willis
- krenek
- Chris Nason
- Marcel
- Paul Voestermans
- Dennis S.
- Marisa Boraas
- rob de wolff
After the hint:
- Bill Close
And this concludes Andrew and Paul’s first series. Hearty congratulations to our series champs Garfield, Lighthouse, and Phil Ower.
Contest #380 Hint
That milky blue water is significant, as is that bridge.
Contest #380
Contest #379 Answer: the Ananda temple in Bagan, Myanmar
This week’s contest was a bit easier than the previous two, as seen by the number of correct responses!
The Ananda Temple located in Bagan, Myanmar is a Buddhist temple built in 1105 AD during the reign (1084–1113) of King Kyanzittha of the Pagan Dynasty. It is one of four surviving temples in Bagan.
Those who went back in time and didn’t need any help:
- Lighthouse
- Garfield
- hhgygy
- Eloy Cano
- Walter_V_R
- mehmet durmus
- steve willis
- krenek
- Phil Ower
- Charley Seavey
- Steve Hoge
- rob de wolff
- Marcel
And those who were successful with a bit of help:
- Bill Close
Contest #379 Hint
The centerpiece in the picture has been around for over 900 years.
Contest #379
Contest #378 Answer: Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, China
Between 1923 and 1937, a group of fossils were unearthed at a site near Bejing (which, at the time, was referred to in the west as “Peking”) that belonged to Homo erectus pekinensis, is an example of Homo erectus. As war approached in 1941, the fossils were spirited away to protect them. The problem is, they disappeared along the way.
Today, the site is run under the auspices of the Beijing People’s Municipal Government. The local government has built a new museum, which can be seen in the lower right hand of the contest image.
Those who dug up the answer were:
- Garfield
- Phil Ower
- Lighthouse
After the hint:
- Mehmet DURMUS
- steve willis
- krenek
- hhgygy
- Walter_V_R
- Eloy Cano
Contest #378 Hint
UNESCO World Heritage Site. What was found here has been missing since 1941.