Alright! Things are heating up in the guessing department. I’m loving how you are all catches some of the subtle clues in the images and putting it together with some google or bing action to come up with all new options for my climbing list. I truly think the list will never get any shorter. See if you can get all the pieces to add up…or not…maybe all the connections are in my mind only 🙂 No seriously, some folks are getting close! What’s TA climbing next?
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I took an indoor day thus far with the storm and lots of things to do-hope to get out for a walk or shovel before bed. In the meantime, here is my new favourite marsh that I’m exploring in the middle of a snow squall.This tree stopped me for a chat. It introduced me to the sky.The tracks are an invitation to follow. Or not. Go to where they lead. Or not. Open space and big skies beckon. Do I lead or follow? Make tracks or leave them? All big questions I don’t need to answer. It’s Saturday.Today we accepted an adventure invite from the hint of someone else’s ski track. We set out, wondering where the thin track would lead us, and it didn’t disappoint. We skied over several marshes and visited an “off the beaten track” pond. The sun blessed us with its presence for much of the ski and then it hid while snow squalls raced through over and over again.We were up early for today’s outdoor adventure to bike before temps rose & snow got soft. Biked a great loop through #PippyPark & ended with this fabulous view over St. John’s. Having a dose of outdoor time, we’ll settle into work time for the rest of the day feeling centred & refreshed.Marking our arrival at (what seems like) one of the hundreds of Triangle Ponds in NL :-) After chatting with someone, we saw an over marsh route in this Triangle Pond. We skirted several wet areas & managed to connect the route. I love exploring in my city’s backyard known as #PippyPark & continuously answering the question: “Will this (route) go?” Yesterday it did. Some days it doesn’t. U-turns are our specialty.TA’s Facebook Page
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Nevados de Quimsachata – as it is a volcano 3 peaks in clile ( which is where we get a ton of produce from ( Like granny smiths )
Ok I am reaching 🙂
but I am really enjoying the game and learning a ton about mountains..
Have a great climb no matter where it is ..
Maggie,
I think I may have blown it with the apple holding summit shot-I unintentionally threw folks off course…though I’m liking the new mountains/volcanoes that are being added to the list all the time. What mountain am I holding the apple on? And for those who like internet detective work, of which I am learning are several, what was the deal with that apple on that mountain? I climbed a volcano when I was in Chile-I’ll have to post it’s picture soon-it was interesting in that we could only summit if the wind was blowing the toxic (and sometimes fatal) cauldron gases away from our side of ascent! Keep those guesses coming!
(From Mona) Is it the Volcan de Fuego de Colima. I’m thinking there is no snow or ice involved so it has to be somewhere warm.
Mona,
“The Colima Volcano is currently one of the most active volcanoes in Mexico and in North America. It has erupted more than 40 times since 1576.” Hadn’t heard of that one but sounds like an exciting volcano! You’re getting warmer with every guess!
(the computer ate your comment so I reposted it!)
OK I did a little bit of detective work…..Applecore has been sponsoring you on expeditions to 6 of the world’s 7 tallest peaks and you holding their flag was photographed at the summits of these locations. On the summit of Aconcagua in Argentinau you were not holding a flag, but an apple that mysteriously disappeared from Applecore’s board room – Are you climbing/trekking to Aconcagua with Marian? Not sure what that has to do with a hat trick though…lol. Maybe I just need more clues.
Detective Trien,
You are working this case very hard. Perhaps in a few days I will include geo cache coordinates but not quite yet…Yes-the mountain I am holding the apple on is Aconcagua, highest point in South America. I indeed took the AppleCore apple with me (borrowed one day I should say) to photograph along the way. I do have a flag photo of me on Aconcagua…but I don’t have an apple on the summit of today’s photo…as I said to Maggie, the apple may have been an inadvertent red (i.e. green) herring! Today’s clue may be helpful…
This is to add to my previous post….I did a little more digging trying to figure out what this picture of you on Denali had to do with anything and when I went through your Denali album there was a comment about you being in Argentina in 1999. So maybe the hat trick photo is about you going to Argentina a third time. Just guessing 🙂
You’re closing in now…not on Argentina but on putting the pieces together…so you’re looking to complete a hat trick…
My next guess is Volcan Maipo.Carla
You’re on the right track but not quite there…
Ok – I think the mext climb will be Whatcom Peak in the Cascade Range … that’s my guess, how’d I do?
Mark.
mext = next 🙂
🙂
Nice choice but not quite…
Here I go again: mount Volcan Matlalcueyetl.Carla
You get high marks for trying…
I hope I have this figured out…..Pico de Orizaba is the third (referring to hat trick clue) highest mountain in North America…also called by its Aztec name Citlaltepetl, which means “Star Mountain” (referring to Star Trek clue) It’s also called Volcan Pico de Orizaba, meaning “Volcano Peak of Orizaba.” (there was the picture of Spock, a vulcan, in the Star Trek clue) Could it be Pico de Orizaba?
Now that is some detective work…and I was so close to doing Orizaba this fall…I tried to climb Popo, Ixta, and Orizaba way back in 1986…and have always wanted to get back to Orizaba…I’d be there now if one of my plans had worked out…so it’s one answer to all the pieces but not quite the one…
Revisiting Volcán Popocatépetl?
Would love to…except that Popo has been erupting for the last bunch of years and you can’t climb it at the moment!
heres my next try :Volcan Iztaccihuatl. Carla
It’s a great volcano…I’ve been on its flanks…but it’s not on my dance card for now…it’s one of Mexico’s oft-climbed trilogy!
Another try: Volcan Matlalcueitl.Carla
Sorry I Just realized I tried that one Volcan Tajumulco
What makes you say that?
Hi TA I just took a guess on these names when I looked up the connection with Dr.Spock the Vulcan
“Interesting…very interesting” as Mr. Spock would say to Captain Kirk.
Congrats Carla!!! You’ve got it.
Looking at the hat trick aspect . Is it Monte Pissis???
I’ve looked a little more and i am more inclined to think it might be one of two
Volcan Acotango or Volcan Humarata. As I get only 1 guess per comment I’ll say Volcan Acotango now.
One of the Three Brothers…I loved my time in northern Chile (though I didn’t try this one yet)…good guess…the list just keeps getting longer…
Wondering if it is Mount St. Helens??? It is nicknamed the “fugi-san of America” and fuji is a type of apple…vulcan it has a vocano…a hat trick is is 3 goals and this mountain is part of range that includes 2 of the other mountains that were mentioned Mount Ranier and Mount Hood?
Jackie,
Nice…I like how you’ve worked the apple in with the volcano aspect and the hat trick…it’s been a great surprise to learn of all the mountain hat tricks that await me…but Mount St. Helens isn’t the one.
Well… I’m still figuring. I got real lazy and decided to google with the more concrete clue for me – that was the vulcan clue… meaning a mountain that is a volcan or volcano… I know it has to be one of the highest… you also hinted that it was in a very warm area… well… upon googling.. the one that came up was …
Volcán Tajumulco (4,211m), Guatemala, highest mountain in Guatemala and Central America
Could it be this one????
You’ve got it as well! You get the Bronze medal for Mountain Guessing today!!! Nice job. There will be a treat for you from Guatemala as well. Gold went to Carla and Silver to MC!