Author: Andrew

Posted on

Contest #621: Skeleton Man Walking Skeleton Dinosaur, near Murdo, South Dakota, US

**** LATE POST OF THE REVEAL (Sorry folks, blame Paul, not Andrew) — LOOK FOR #622 BELOW THIS POST!!! ****

Approximate Location: 43°53’13″ N 101°07’54″ W

Skeleton Man Walking Skeleton Dinosaur

Driving along Interstate 90 in the middle of South Dakota, US is an interesting art installation. A man walking his dinosaur!

Designed and constructed by Clarence Hullinger, it’s just outside 1880’s Town near Murdo. Not that humankind and the dinosaurs existed in the same epoch, it’s just a cool piece of art in the middle of nowhere!

Found without digging:

  • Walter_V_R
  • Eloy Cano
  • hhgygy
  • Garfield
  • Phil Ower
  • Lighthouse
  • Martin de Bock
  • Jean Noyau
  • Nancy Barbato Sinatra
  • David Kozina
  • Paul Voestermans

With help from the hint :

  • Rob de Wolff
Posted on

Contest #617: The Donut Hole, La Puente, California, USA

The Donut Hole is La Puente, just east of Los Angeles is still in operation serving donuts to drivers.

This location has been serving donuts since 1968, and while the company went out of business in 1979, it remains.

Finding the hole before the hint:

  • Phil Ower
  • hhgygy
  • Martin de Bock
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Nancy Barbato Sinatra
  • Farceur
  • Eloy Cano
  • Lighthouse
  • Garfield
  • Ivar Bonsaksen

After the hint:

  • Gillian B
  • Walter_V_R
  • HILDE LAMBIER
  • YUSUF YAKUB HOCA EFENDI
Posted on

Contest #615: Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland

Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in south Belfast is one of our most popular parks. It is home to the City of Belfast International Rose Garden, which attracts thousands of visitors to our Rose Week celebrations, which take place in July each year.

Covering more than 128 acres, the park is made up of rolling meadows, copses, woodland and gardens and is home to a wide range of plants and animals. An ideal base for exploring nearby Lagan Valley Regional Park, it contains international camellia trials, a walled garden, a Japanese-style garden with water features for quiet contemplation.

Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park was donated to the people of Belfast by Lady Dixon in 1959, in memory of her late husband, Sir Thomas.

Originally formed in the mid-18th century, as part of the Wilmont estate, the park was first owned by the Stewarts; a farming family from Scotland. The estate was used for growing crops and bleaching linen and the main family house stood on the site of what is now the park’s lower car park.

Here’s a blush rose, with raspberry scent.

Here’s a pink, come taste the edge.

And here, my dear, upon the stair,
is simply the hip of a white-blue rose
I’ve carried up to bed.

—L.L. Barkat, from Love, Etc.

For 2 points, as found before the hint:

  • hhgygy
  • Walter_V_R
  • Nancy Barbato Sinatra
  • Martin de Bock
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Eloy Cano
  • Farceur
  • Lighthouse
  • Phil Ower
  • Garfield
  • Robin Giles

No-one else with the hint!