Last week’s puzzle, a confounded bridge, had some action — but I still provided a satellite view, for those who’d like to jump and share their geo-knowledge… This week’s geo-puzzle has been seen by literally thousands of people — Are you one of these? If so, do you know the name of this creature?
Photo by Megan Edwards
1. Where is this?
2. What is the name of this creature?
3. What would you expect to find here?
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It looks like a seahorse, or hippocampus, and appears to be located at the Temple Pool at Caesars Palace.
Tom!
Whoa that was fast — but then you do have an uncommonly good knowledge about Las Vegas. Yep, I think the hippocampus is ogling the women in the pool at Caesars. Hey, you ought to give this matching game a whirl!
I might have know you’d beat me to it, Tom! I think the Caesars pool is one of the absolute best on the strip. There’s nothing like swimming in the shadow of Augustus.
Megan, how could I have beat you to it? You took the picture and thus had to know where it was.
VE, I think I’ve got four of the matches:
1. D
2. A
4. F
6. B
Tom,
You have correctly identified four of the six…. Do you think you can nail the final two? 50/50 chance!
VE
I’ve worked out 5 to be C, which leaves 3 being E. Given that Alaska Av. is just north of the 95 freeway near Decatur, I’d expect the tree to be some kind of roadside art commissioned by the Nevada Department of Transportation.
You have a point there, Tom. I did take the picture, but I didn’t post the question & I failed to notice that VE used my pic. I just got excited when I saw a hippocampe. They might be my favorite mythical animals, because they look so much friendlier than griffins and chimeras.
I’m impressed that you got all the match questions. Nobody else even came close. Isn’t that right, VE?